Limestone Woman Statuette - image 1

Classical

Limestone Woman Statuette

Head of a limestone statuette of a woman originally wearing kalathos headdress (now lost, though traces survive showing it was painted black) and pendent earrings (painted yellow), probably an image of a deity, votary or priestess wavy hair; red, black and yellow painted detail. Dimensions: Height: 2.50 centimetres max Object Type: statuette Techniques: painted

Date

500 - 400 BC

Accession No.

1866,0101.312

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Found/Acquired: Idalion (?)
  • Found/Acquired: Golgoi (?)
  • Sanctuary of Artemis Paralia (?)