Kalathos Priestess Figurine

Kalathos Priestess Figurine

Description:

Terracotta figurine of a woman with outstretched arms and wearing a kalathos (basket-shaped headdress), a votary or a priestess or perhaps a deity; solid, mould-made; vestigial arms; repaired at waist.


Dimensions: Height: 24.50 centimetres


Object Type: figurine


Techniques: mould-made

Period:

Classical

Date:

500 - 400 BC

Collection:

British Museum

Provenance:

Sanctuary of Artemis (Achna)

Accession Number:

1969,0210.18