Caption

Figurine of a woman with a polos on her head, holding a piglet. Figurine of a woman standing on a rectangular base. The woman is dressed in a finely pleated chiton reaching down to her bare feet, with a semicircular neckline. A himation, draped over her shoulders like a shawl, covers her arms to the elbows. On her head she wears a cylindrical polos, slightly widening upwards and folded into a veil flowing down the back. Hair protrudes from beneath the headdress, flowing in wavy patterns to the sides. The face is full, with a rounded chin, large eyes, and fleshy lips drawn into a characteristic smile. In her left hand, bent at the elbow, the woman holds a piglet; with her right hand she supports the animal's hind leg. 5th century BC, Southern Italy Italy. Terracotta figurine; height 28 cm, width 10 cm, depth 10 cm, weight 0.57 kg. Pigs iconography; female figurines., A weathered standing statue of a robed figure carved from light brown stone, shown full-length against a plain gray background; the figure has long hair and a rounded head covering, a serene expression with closed or downcast eyes, and an eroded nose; the draped garment features vertical carved folds and a textured surface, and the figure holds a small animal against the torso with both hands; the base is a rectangular block of the same light brown material, and there are patches of slightly darker brown and faint reddish discoloration in places.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A02_295

License type

Rights managed

Available size

45.3Mb (3.8Mb) / 8.8in x 20.0in / 2640 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Figurine woman polos head holding piglet woman standing rectangular base dressed finely pleated chiton reaching down bare feet semicircular neckline himation draped shoulders shawl covers arms elbows wears cylindrical polos slightly widening upwards folded veil flowing back Hair protrudes beneath headdress wavy patterns sides face full rounded chin large eyes fleshy lips drawn characteristic smile left hand bent elbow woman holds right hand supports animal's hind leg 5th century BC Southern Italy Italy Terracotta figurine height 28 cm width 10 cm depth 10 cm weight 0.57 kg Pigs iconography female figurines weathered standing statue robed figure carved light brown stone shown full-length plain gray background figure long hair rounded covering serene expression closed downcast eyes eroded nose draped garment features vertical carved folds textured surface figure holds small animal torso hands base rectangular block light brown material patches darker brown faint reddish discoloration places.