Standing Woman with Veiled Head
3rd-2nd century BCE
Description
Mostly complete figurine, with a few cracks and part of the base missing. Standing young woman, draped. Rounded face, indistinct, looking down and center. She wears a long chiton with vertical folds, and a closely wrapped himation (or mantle) pulled over her head as a veil. Her right arm goes up to the chest in a sling created by the mantle, while her left arm pulls the fabric forward. Left leg engaged, right leg bent and pointed back; plain shoes. Both face and pose are serene and demure. Would have been painted originally, now only traces of white ground extant. Hollow and light. Mold-made in two bivalve molds, likely plaster. Simple, yet fluid folds; the back is modeled but shallow. Seams are well-concealed. No venthole. Attached to a square, narrow base. Dark, pinkish red clay, finely levigated.
Dimensions
19 × 6.6 cm (7 1/2 × 2 5/8 in.)
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