Caption

Figurine of a woman sitting on a rock with a flower in her hand. Woman sitting on a rock with a flower in her hand, towards which she bows her head. She is dressed in a thin chiton fastened at the shoulders and tied high under the breasts; a pleated cloak is thrown over her knees and left forearm. Hair is combed upwards. Flat quadrangular base. 4th century BC, Myrina. Figurine; height 31.5 cm, width 12.5 cm, depth 18 cm, weight 0.78 kg., A seated terracotta figure rendered in earthy tones of reddish-brown and beige sits on a rectangular base against a neutral gray background; the figure wears a flowing draped garment with a series of soft, undulating folds cascading over the lap and down to the base, and a few fringed details at the sleeves and hem; the head is slightly bowed and turned to one side, with textured, curly hair and a serene facial expression; one arm rests across the body while the other hand delicately holds a section of the drapery, and the overall surface shows subtle variations in hue and wear.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A18_484

License type

Rights managed

Available size

68.7Mb (2.0Mb) / 13.3in x 20.0in / 4000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Figurine woman sitting rock flower hand Woman sitting towards bows head dressed thin chiton fastened shoulders tied high under breasts pleated cloak thrown knees left forearm Hair combed upwards Flat quadrangular base 4th century BC Myrina height 31.5 cm width 12.5 cm depth 18 cm weight 0.78 kg seated terracotta figure rendered earthy tones reddish-brown beige sits rectangular base neutral gray background figure wears flowing draped garment series soft undulating folds cascading lap down base fringed details sleeves hem slightly bowed turned side textured curly hair serene facial expression arm rests across body hand delicately holds section drapery surface subtle variations hue wear.