Légende

Votive figure of a youth holding a bird, Cypriot votive sculpture. Figurine of a youth shown standing, left arm down at his side holding a 'handkerchief', right arm bent at the elbow and raised upwards with palm open facing forward. Dressed in a chiton and himation; folds of the chiton marked with slightly wavy shallow lines, folds of the himation highlighted with an engraved schematic line. Relatively small head with regular features, visible eyes, straight nose, and traces of red polychrome on the lips. Hairstyle of small curled locks arranged in two rows; hair decorated with a diadem with traces of red polychrome. Back of the sculpture unfinished. Dated 480–310 BC (previous attribution: first half of the 5th century BC). Cyprus, terracotta sculpture, height 43 cm, width 14 cm, depth 14 cm, weight 3.03 kg.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A40_235

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

43.9Mo (3.2Mo) / 21.6cm x 50.8cm / 2557 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Votive figure youth holding bird Cypriot votive sculpture Figurine youth shown standing left arm down side holding handkerchief right arm bent elbow raised upwards palm open facing forward Dressed chiton himation folds chiton marked slightly wavy shallow lines himation highlighted engraved schematic line Relatively small head regular features visible eyes straight nose traces red polychrome lips Hairstyle small curled locks arranged two rows hair decorated diadem Back sculpture unfinished Dated 480–310 BC previous attribution first half 5th century BC Cyprus terracotta sculpture height 43 cm width 14 cm depth 14 cm weight 3.03 kg weathered stone statue standing human figure shown profile plain gray background textured off-white surface showing faint traces reddish brownish discoloration figure wears headband stylized hair defined nose closed lips subtle reddish tint long garment falls straight feet arm bent partially raised hand hanging down gently clenched visible wear surface cracking across body limbs areas darker brown beige patina.