Painted Limestone Fish Figure

Grey limestone figure, probably of a man, painted. The figure, probably male, is seated on a low stool with a box on its lap which it is holding as if about to open it outwards. In front of the figure a table with four fish is standing. The figure's head is missing, so is the left front edge of the table; the right side above the stool is unfinished. The figure is sitting, legs apart, on a stool with four legs which are connected by horizontal baulks. At the back there are traces of detail in the drapery; the figure is wearing a chiton with a broad girdle and kolpoi hanging off the sides. The shoulders are broad, the upper body cup-shaped. Between its forearms the figure is holding a flat box with a lid on the knees whose hinges are visible; the fingers are curved around the front edges of the box. Four flat fish are lying on a three-legged table in front of the figure. A character may be incised on the front of the table. Traces of red paint are visible on the fish, the left forearm, the box and the stool. Dimensions: Height: 4.30 centimetres; Depth: 3.80 centimetres Object Type: figure Series: Nick Type 1 (Sub group 1.6) Techniques: painted; incised Inscription: Inscription type: inscription Inscription language: Greek Inscription note: 'B' on front of stool.