SculptureMycenaean2nd millennium BCE

Standing Woman, Phi Type

c. 1300 BCE

Description

Only a fragment of the lower body of the figurine is preserved. Standing woman, facing forward, dressed in a long garment. Disk-shaped upper body. Lower body is a short tapering cylinder. A slightly concave base flares out. Solid. Handmade.

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Handmade

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Mycenaean

Period

Helladic period, Late

Century

2nd millennium BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

irregular: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.)

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