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 right leg, left leg bent and slightly forward. Arms lowered, slightly bent at the elbows, hands holding a cloak at hip level. Head turned slightly left on a long neck; elongated face with very faint features. Long, combed-back hair flows over the 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 garment folds and mark a necklace, and the belt tying the peplos. Damaged polychrome. 5th century BC, Greece. Height 19.6 cm., A weathered, narrow vertical sculpture with an elongated neck and simplified head stands against a neutral gray background; the surface shows rough, uneven texture with chips and flaking, and the interior cavity is exposed along the front revealing layered material. The piece displays a palette of earthy tones including beige, tan, light brown, ochre, and hints of reddish-brown, with small areas of pale off-white where the surface is worn. The base is irregular and blocky with similar worn coloration, and the object casts a faint reflection on the smooth surface beneath it.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A19_156

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50.4Mb (1.0Mb) / 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 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 folds mark necklace belt tying peplos Damaged polychrome 5th century BC Greece Height 19.6 cm weathered narrow vertical sculpture elongated neck simplified head stands neutral gray background surface rough uneven texture chips flaking interior cavity exposed front revealing layered material piece displays palette earthy tones beige tan light brown ochre hints reddish-brown small areas pale off-white worn base irregular blocky worn coloration object casts faint reflection smooth surface beneath .