Légende

Terracotta figurine of an actor, Terracotta; Hellenistic period, Greece, 332–30 BC. Figurine of an actor sitting on a pedestal. Head turned to the right; legs crossed at the ankles. Wearing a loincloth and a cloak covering the left side of the body. Left arm bent at the elbow, hand rests on the right cheek. Right hand holds the cloak on the left shoulder. Face covered by a caricatured mask with a beard. Sculpture; height 18.2 cm. Preservation: fragmentary—cheek, left hand, and left calf are imprinted., A worn seated statue on a rectangular base, showing a figure with a rounded head and softened facial features, one arm raised toward the face and the other resting at the side, draped cloth falling over the back and beside the body, visible surface erosion and flaking, textured rough patches and smoother areas, and a color palette of earthy beige, pale brown, muted gray, and touches of yellow.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A03_015

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

61.9Mo (1.4Mo) / 30.5cm x 50.8cm / 3607 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Terracotta figurine actor Terracotta Hellenistic period Greece 332–30 Bc Figurine actor sitting pedestal Head turned right legs crossed ankles Wearing loincloth cloak covering left side body Left arm bent elbow hand rests right cheek Right hand holds cloak left shoulder Face covered caricatured mask beard Sculpture height 18.2 cm Preservation fragmentary cheek left hand left calf imprinted worn seated statue rectangular base showing figure rounded head softened facial features arm raised face resting side draped cloth falling back beside visible surface erosion flaking textured rough patches smoother areas color palette earthy beige pale brown muted gray touches yellow.