Limestone Flower Votary Statuette

Limestone Flower Votary Statuette

Description:

Torso of a limestone statuette of a female holding a flower, probably a votary. Head and lower body missing. She wears what appears to be a short-sleeved costume, though the treatment of the suviving wrist might suggest that this was worn over a wrist-length top as well. The right hand is held to the breast, holding a flower (? lotus). The left arm (much mutilated) hangs by the side (hand missing, but the wrist also looks as if the sculptor depicted a long-armed garment). Around the neck are two necklaces of beads, each supporitng a pendant.


Dimensions: Height: 20 centimetres max


Object Type: statue


Techniques: carved

Period:

Archaic II

Date:

550 - 475 BC

Collection:

British Museum

Provenance:

Found/Acquired: Larnaka (city) (?)

Found/Acquired: Idalion (? possibly)

Accession Number:

1852,0609.13