
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)