Caption

Male figurine, unknown Boeotian workshop. Standing man on a high quadrangular base, arched at the back. Weight of the body rests on the right leg, left leg slightly forward. Torso naked at the front, leaning backward with the right hip protruding; body slender. A robe draped over the shoulders and covering the back conceals the hands. Head slightly tilted to the right; face treated schematically with large eyes. In the lowered right hand the figure holds an elongated object, while the left hand presses a round vessel to the chest. Base covered with a visible strip of brown paint; figurine bears traces of red-pink polychrome. The eyes were covered with white paint. 5th–4th century BC earlier dating: mid-5th century BC. Boeotia. Terracotta figurine. Height 27 cm, width 6.8 cm, depth 6 cm, weight 0.31 kg., A standing human-shaped terracotta figure viewed from the front with a stylized rounded head and narrow shoulders, showing a hollowed-out torso cavity; the surface is primarily warm orange-brown with areas of lighter beige, darker brown spots, and small patches of white encrustation, and there are traces of red and green paint inside the cavity; the figure rests on a slightly flared rectangular base and is photographed against a plain gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A19_145

License type

Rights managed

Available size

46.0Mb (1.8Mb) / 9.1in x 19.6in / 2728 x 5888 (300dpi)

Keywords

Male figurine unknown Boeotian workshop Standing man high quadrangular base arched back Weight body rests right leg left leg slightly forward Torso naked front leaning backward right hip protruding body slender robe draped shoulders covering back conceals hands Head slightly tilted right face treated schematically large eyes lowered right hand figure holds elongated object left hand presses round vessel chest Base covered visible strip brown paint figurine bears traces red-pink polychrome eyes covered white paint 5th–4th century BC earlier dating mid-5th century BC Boeotia Terracotta figurine Height 27 cm width 6.8 cm depth 6 cm weight 0.31 kg standing human-shaped terracotta figure viewed stylized rounded head narrow shoulders showing hollowed- torso cavity surface primarily warm orange-brown areas lighter beige darker brown spots small patches white encrustation traces red green paint inside cavity figure rests slightly flared rectangular base photographed plain gray background.