V. 491
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figurine

- Object description
- Female figurine; standing on an irregular base; left leg advanced; rather long, pointed shoes; long, vertically folded chiton; both arms bent, holding tympanon drum with both hands; anklets around ankles; sloping shoulders; oval face; plump chin and rounded cheeks; slightly smiling mouth; nose in line with forehead; eyes of myrtle-leaf shape; curled hair over forehead; wreath around head; bonnet-shaped hair-dress covered by veil; major part of veil now missing, originally it hanged down at back ending below waist with rounded outline. Hard, white limestone; traces of red paint on veil and lips; red borders of vertical, fringed strokes along sides of body; traces of green paint on wreath; traces of black on hair, iris and eyebrows.







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