Votive Figurine of a Woman
6th-early 5th century BCE
Description
Flat lead figurine of a woman in a long skirt facing left. Her breasts are rendered by small raised dots and her skirt is decorated with vertical stripes or pleats. The proper left hand is placed on the hip; the proper right arm, lower part of the skirt, the feet, and the top of the head are missing. Similar figurines indicate that the woman was originally equipped with a high headgear. The plain back of the figurine suggests that it was cast in a one-sided mold.
Dimensions
3.2 x 1.5 cm (1 1/4 x 9/16 in.)
Provenance
Humfry Payne Collection (?-1936), England. [Galerie Gunter Puhze, Freiburg, Germany, 2001], sold; to The Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University (2001-2012), transfer; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2012.
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