Limestone Female Worshipper

Limestone Female Worshipper

Description:

Limestone figure of a female worshipper. She wears a long chiton with sharply defined fluted folds that resemble pleats. Her right arm hangs by her side, her left would have crossed her chest holding an offering. The back is flat and roughly rendered. Possible traces of red paint or staining. Irregular square base. Preserved only below waist. Carved from dull gray limestone.


Dimensions: Height: 17 centimetres; Width: 6.50 centimetres


Object Type: figure


Series: Nick type 2 (2.1c variant)


Techniques: carved; painted (?)

Period:

Archaic II

Date:

600 - 560 BC

Collection:

British Museum

Provenance:

Sanctuary of Aphrodite (Naukratis)

Accession Number:

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