Painted Limestone Youth Statuette - image 1

Archaic II

Painted Limestone Youth Statuette

Painted limestone statuette of a youth. Draped youth wearing a chiton. The left arm is pressed to the side, the fingers clenched; the right holds a lotus-sceptre in front of the breast. The features are elongated; the eyes are very large. Narrow body, thick in section; broken off below the hips. Careless work; the back unfinished. Red paint on the lips. Dimensions: Height: 11.50 centimetres Object Type: statuette Techniques: painted

Date

650 - 550 BC

Accession No.

1863,0127.5

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Sanctuary of Athena (Kamiros)