Archaic II

Standing woman

Standing woman statuette of a standing, clad female figure.Formed in a model;Hohl, with an air hole in the back of the torso.The figure stands on a rectangular base.The back is undecorated, the front is richly relieved.The facial features are carefully reproduced.A fringe curly hair on the forehead under a conical veil.Long hair falls on both shoulders.The woman wears three necklaces with supporters and apparently also earrings that are hardly visible.Both arms are angled and support the breasts.Around her waist, she carries a number of threaded seals (?) Above a piece of rubble that extends to her knee.Under this piece of cloth you can see two vertical strips of fabric with tassels and horizontal grooves.The feet that look out under the hem of the long robe have incised toes and seem to be dressed in sandals.Bernhard-Walcher and others, the Cypricer Antique Collection in the KHM.Collection catalogs of the KHM Vol. 2, Vienna 1999 (V. Karageghis) H. 25,2 cm