Limestone Standing Figure - image 1

Classical

Limestone Standing Figure

Limestone standing figure or female worshipper, broken at neck. The figure is standing straight, with one arm raised (broken at wrist), the other is broken at the shoulder. Feet are not visible on a squarish base with rounded edges at the front (broken). Back worked, but carelessly. Surface discoloured (dirty), no obvious traces of paint. Dimensions: Height: 14.40 centimetres; Weight: 428 grammes; Thickness: 5.90 centimetres; Width: 9.40 centimetres Object Type: figure Techniques: carved; painted (?)

Date

500 - 300 BC

Accession No.

null

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Sanctuary of Aphrodite (Naukratis) (likely)