Figurine of a Woman

Figurine of a Woman

TERRACOTTA

A large statuette of an elegant woman, once painted in bright, matt colours. The figure has a relaxed stance with a slightly sinous curve. The head is tilted to her right and she bears her weight on her left leg while her right leg is relaxed with the knee slightly bent. Her right hand rests on her hip and she holds out her left arm (the hand is missing). She is dressed in a sleeveless chiton and a himation that is draped across her left shoulder and over her left arm. The delicate features are both modelled and painted. She wears an elaborate head-dress and has long, wavy hair that descends onto her shoulders. The clay is light orange, white is used for skin, there is some white on the chiton and the himation has remains of bright blue. The figure has been broken into several pieces and re-assembled with some restoration of the drapery at the base. The figure shows the influence of "Tanagra" figurines, first produced in Athens in the 4th century BC, which were indebted to the sculptural style created by Praxiteles.

Aegean

Greek

Hellenistic

Purchased from Antichita Archeologia, Rome, 1982.

300 - 200 BC

82.038

Italy

Southern Italy

Taranto