Caption

Idol, Female figurine, modeled flat, widens towards the bottom creating an oval base, concave underneath. Shoulders marked with horizontal projections like keels merge into a narrow, long cylindrical neck forming one piece with the head. Head covered with a polos; a small curled volute touches the polos and beneath it a projection like a bird's beak stylizes the face. The volute and projection are glued on. Linear decoration in black paint. Strands of hair indicated by a wavy line: three down the back, two over the shoulders. Traces of transverse lines on the volute. Three lines on each shoulder. The bust bears a linear ornament of two wavy lines, two straight lines, and three dotted lines alternating. From the waist, three longitudinal wavy lines run down both sides; between them two faint straight longitudinal lines curve toward the side. At the widening base a transverse line with radiating lines emphasizes the oval shape. The back is undecorated. Faint traces of brown paint. 6th century BC formerly dated 1st half of 6th century BC. Boeotia. Terracotta figurine. Height 16.4 cm; width 7.7 cm; depth 3 cm; weight 0.11 kg., A standing sculptural object made of a rough textured material in shades of tan, beige, and brown with darker grayish and black painted areas; it has a tall, narrow neck rising to a small, rounded head with a protruding rectangular element and a shallow indent that suggests facial features, and short horizontal extensions at shoulder level forming a T-shaped silhouette; the body flares gradually toward a flat, slightly curved base that shows a pattern of vertical dark stripes, and the surface displays worn spots, scattered pitting, faint circular impressions, and streaks of darker pigment.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A03_037

License type

Rights managed

Available size

59.3Mb (2.5Mb) / 11.5in x 20.0in / 3456 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Idol Female figurine modeled flat widens towards bottom creating oval base concave underneath Shoulders marked horizontal projections keels merge narrow long cylindrical neck forming piece head Head covered polos small curled volute touches beneath projection bird's beak stylizes face volute glued on Linear decoration black paint Strands hair indicated wavy line three down back two shoulders Traces transverse lines Three lines shoulder bust bears linear ornament two wavy lines straight lines three dotted lines alternating waist three longitudinal wavy lines run down sides them two faint longitudinal lines curve side widening base transverse line radiating lines emphasizes oval shape undecorated Faint traces brown paint 6th century BC formerly dated 1st half 6th century BC Boeotia Terracotta figurine Height 16.4 cm width 7.7 cm depth 3 cm weight 0.11 kg standing sculptural object rough textured material shades tan beige brown darker grayish black painted areas tall narrow neck rising rounded head protruding rectangular element shallow indent facial features short horizontal extensions shoulder level forming T-shaped silhouette body flares gradually flat slightly curved base pattern vertical dark stripes surface displays worn spots scattered pitting faint circular impressions streaks darker pigment.