Archaic II

Cypro-Ionian Female Figure

Light grey limestone female figure of Cypro-Ionian style. Woman standing on a steep plinth. The upper part from above the waist is missing: the left hand is at the side with fingers closed, the details of the hand are not especially worked. The dress is a long chiton with sleeves and a deep overfold; the lower part has a vertical and central fold and the skirt is splayed upwards. The figure is wearing shoes; the feet are parallel. Traces of red paint, now hardly visible, remain on the upper part of the chiton, with black vertical stripes on each side and two black horizontal borders round the edge of the skirt, and on each side of the central fold. There are horizontal and diagonal tool marks visible on the back. Dimensions: Height: 12 centimetres max Object Type: figure Series: Nick Type 1 (Sub group 1.2) Techniques: painted