Female Figurine Fragment

Item

Title
Female Figurine Fragment
Inventory Number
A0146
From Date
-199
To Date
-1
Description
Mouldmade standing figure wearing palla & stola, the former coming around r shoulder and along r arm, pulled diagonally across upper body by raised l arm and falling in vertical folds along left side of body; r leg forward & bent at knee; resting on low base squared at front, rounded at back. Articulation of top of chiton and plain necklace; chiton folds vertical in upper half, pulled diagonally by bent leg. Flat object of uncertain nature rising from l shoulder. White slip on front & sides, traces of red paint pres only on base.
State of Preservation
Head & l hand missing, large chunk of base under r foot broken away; sporadic pitting Slip & paint badly worn.
Height
17.5 cm
Base Diameter
5.95 cm
Width
7.42 cm
Color
Clay body ca 7.5YR 8/4 (pink); slip 5YR 8/1 (white); paint 2.5YR 4/8 (red).
Notes
Slide Coll
Type
terracotta
Material
fired clay

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