
Archaic II
Limestone Female Worshipper Figure
Limestone figure of a female worshipper standing. Lower part of a draped standing woman. There are larger parts broken off all over the surface. The figure is very flat, the garment falling straight down, there is a bundle of six very narrow, parallel folds at the centre. The back is unworked and slightly curved, the section oval. Painted white with a red stripe on either side. Carved from grey limestone, painted. Dimensions: Height: 41.80 centimetres max ; Width: 19 centimetres max Object Type: figure Series: Nick type 2 (2.1d) Techniques: painted; carved
Date
600 - 560 BC
Accession No.
1886,0401.18
Collection
British Museum
Provenance
- Sanctuary of Apollo (Naukratis) (Attributed by Petrie to the 'first temple of Apollo'.)