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AST502a

Terracotta female figurine

Hellenistic period
H: 15.20 cm

Figurine of a female figure. Mould-made of red clay, it is covered with white slip. The kore is standing erect on a rectangular base, resting on her left leg, while her right one is in profile projection. The head, bent over, is inclined to the right. She wears long chiton and himation. With her left hand she is holding the himation’s finishing that falls in dense folds; the right hand loosely hangs lengthwise the body. The hair, in deep grooves and parted in the middle, is bound in the back, and crowned with stephane. Ventilation hole on the back side.

CATEGORY
Coroplastic
KIND
Figurine
MATERIAL
Clay
COLOR
Red
CONDITION
Incomplete
CONDITION NOTE
The left hand and part of the stephane are missing.
HELLENISTIC PERIOD_TERRACOTAWOMAN'S FIGURINE_502_047_Jul 14 2022

Terracotta female figurine

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