Légende

Idol, Female figurine, modeled flat, widens towards the bottom creating an oval base, concave underneath. Shoulders marked with horizontal projections like keels, merge into a narrow, long, cylindrical neck forming one part with the head. Head covered with a polos; a small curled volute touches the polos and beneath it a projection shaped like a bird's beak stylizes the face. Volute and projection are glued on. Linear decoration in black paint. Strands of hair marked with a wavy line: three falling down the back, two over the shoulders. Traces of transverse lines on the volute. Three lines on each shoulder. Bust features a linear ornament of two wavy lines, two straight lines, and three dotted lines alternating. From the waist, three longitudinal wavy lines run down both sides; between them are two faint straight longitudinal lines curving toward the side. At the widening base a transverse line from which lines radiate, emphasizing the oval shape. Back undecorated. Faint traces of brown paint. 6th century BC previously dated to 1st half of 6th century BC. Boeotia provenance. Terracotta figurine. Height 16.4 cm, width 7.7 cm, depth 3 cm, weight 0.11 kg., A single upright, T-shaped ceramic figure with an elongated neck and flared base stands against a plain gray background; the surface shows an uneven, weathered texture with patches of light brown, tan, beige, and darker brown, along with streaks of black and areas of pale off-white residue.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A03_038

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

59.3Mo (2.7Mo) / 29.3cm x 50.8cm / 3455 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Idol Female figurine modeled flat widens towards bottom creating oval base concave underneath Shoulders marked horizontal projections keels merge narrow long cylindrical neck forming part head Head covered polos small curled volute touches beneath projection shaped bird's beak stylizes face Volute projection glued on Linear decoration black paint Strands hair marked wavy line three falling down back two shoulders Traces transverse lines volute Three lines shoulder Bust features linear ornament two wavy lines straight lines dotted lines alternating waist three longitudinal wavy lines run sides them two faint longitudinal lines curving side widening base transverse line lines radiate emphasizing oval shape Back undecorated Faint traces brown paint 6th century BC previously dated 1st half 6th century BC Boeotia provenance Terracotta figurine Height 16.4 cm width 7.7 cm depth 3 cm weight 0.11 kg single upright T-shaped ceramic figure elongated neck flared base stands plain gray background surface uneven weathered texture patches light brown tan beige darker brown streaks black areas pale off-white residue.