Terracotta figurine of a woman, unknown Boeotian workshop. Female mold-pressed figurine. Standing woman in a long chiton. Head set on a thick neck. Oval face with a large nose and almond-shaped eyes. Arms bent at the elbows, forearms raised so that the hands are pressed against the shoulders. In the right hand is a cylindrical object probably a fragment of a longer element. Traces of brown and red polychrome. Condition: left hand broken off, surface worn. Circa 550 BC, Boeotia. Figurine. Height 23 cm, width 7 cm., A slender standing figure rendered in a weathered beige material with darker brown patches across its surface, shown in profile against a solid gray background; the figure has an elongated head and neck, a simplified facial profile, narrow shoulders, an arm indicated along the side, and a long straight body that tapers to a flat base with visible textured wear and mottled discoloration in beige and brown.
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Terracotta figurine of a woman, unknown Boeotian workshop. Female mold-pressed figurine. Standing woman in a long chiton. Head set on a thick neck. Oval face with a large nose and almond-shaped eyes. Arms bent at the elbows, forearms raised so that the hands are pressed against the shoulders. In the right hand is a cylindrical object probably a fragment of a longer element. Traces of brown and red polychrome. Condition: left hand broken off, surface worn. Circa 550 BC, Boeotia. Figurine. Height 23 cm, width 7 cm., A slender standing figure rendered in a weathered beige material with darker brown patches across its surface, shown in profile against a solid gray background; the figure has an elongated head and neck, a simplified facial profile, narrow shoulders, an arm indicated along the side, and a long straight body that tapers to a flat base with visible textured wear and mottled discoloration in beige and brown.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Terracotta figurine woman unknown Boeotian workshop Female mold-pressed figurine Standing woman long chiton Head set thick neck Oval face large nose almond-shaped eyes Arms bent elbows forearms raised hands pressed shoulders right hand cylindrical object fragment longer element Traces brown red polychrome Condition left hand broken off surface worn Circa 550 BC Boeotia Figurine Height 23 cm width 7 cm slender standing figure rendered weathered beige material darker brown patches across surface shown profile solid gray background figure elongated head neck simplified facial profile narrow shoulders arm indicated side long straight body tapers flat base visible textured wear mottled discoloration beige brown.

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