Limestone Female Worshipper Figure - image 1

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'.)