Caption

Female terracotta figurine of a standing woman, depicted frontally. Set on a small hollow bottomless base, rectangular at the front and oval at the back. A large rectangular opening at the back shows clear traces of carving in the unfired clay. The woman stands with legs slightly apart, weight on the straight right leg, left leg bent slightly forward. Arms lowered, slightly bent at the elbows, hands holding a cloak at hip level. Head turned slightly to the left on a long neck; elongated face with very faint features. Long combed-back hair flows over her shoulders. A polos on her head is decorated with a horizontal red line. Garments fit snugly with plastically defined folds. Traces of red polychrome on a white ground cover the entire surface; lines highlight the folds of the garment and mark a necklace, and the belt tying the peplos. Damaged polychrome. 5th century BC, Greece. Height 19.6 cm., A narrow, upright ceramic or clay vessel with rough, weathered surface and an open hollow front, showing worn edges and an uneven rim; the object displays a palette of earthy browns, tans, muted grays, and small areas of faded reddish-orange and pale yellow on the interior, with variations in texture indicating chips and patches, all set against a uniform gray background and reflected faintly on the glossy surface beneath.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A19_152

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50.4Mb (1010.8Kb) / 9.8in x 20.0in / 2937 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Female terracotta figurine standing woman depicted frontally Set small hollow bottomless base rectangular front oval back large rectangular opening clear traces carving unfired clay woman stands legs slightly apart weight straight right leg left leg bent slightly forward Arms lowered slightly bent elbows hands holding cloak hip level Head turned slightly left long neck elongated face faint features Long combed-back hair flows shoulders polos head decorated horizontal red line Garments fit snugly plastically defined folds Traces red polychrome white ground cover entire surface lines highlight garment mark necklace belt tying peplos Damaged polychrome 5th century BC Greece Height 19.6 cm narrow upright ceramic clay vessel rough weathered surface open hollow front showing worn edges uneven rim object displays palette earthy browns tans muted grays small areas faded reddish-orange pale yellow interior variations texture indicating chips patches set uniform gray background reflected faintly glossy surface beneath.