Veiled Tympanon Figure

Dark grey limestone figure of a veiled woman holding a tympanon, painted.

The standing figure is holding a tympanon (tambourine or small drum) in her left hand before the left breast; the right hand is raised across the body to play on it. Repaired across the waist; the feet and right elbow are missing.

The woman is wearing a long garment which is slightly bouffant on the lower part; a carved upward turned fold below the knee is indicating the kolpos. The shoulders a hanging down, the left is slightly higher than the right; the breasts are pointy. She is wearing a bead or pearl necklace with a pendant. There are traces of red paint on the garment and a black vertical band on the skirt. Her veil is rendered closely to the head, its edge is shown as a horizontal line on the forehead, behind the ears it is falling down on the back as a thick mass. Her face is slim and triangular in shape, the mouth is small and slightly oblique; the eyes are large. The head is characterised by a great depth. Poor work; the eyes are roughly incised, the ears shapeless. The back is sawn flat.

Dimensions: Height: 14.10 centimetres

Object Type: figure

Series: Nick type 2 (2.1b)

Techniques: painted; sawn; carved

Archaic II

1888,0601.29