Beotian Figure of a “Goddess”
Beotian Figure of a “Goddess”
A beautiful Boeotian figurine, represented in the traditional pose, standing upright with arms outstretched horizontally and ending with pointed ends.
6th century B.C.
H: 16.5 cm
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Product Description
A beautiful Beotian figurine, represented in the traditional pose, standing upright with arms outstretched horizontally and ending with pointed ends. The shape of the face was achieved mainly by pinching the clay between two fingers to indicate the outline of the nose (which recalls the profile of a bird). The hairstyle is elaborate and includes a circular portion on the back of the head (polos), and another more sophisticated portion atop the skull, in the shape of a coiled volute.
The painted highlights delicately emphasize the different parts of the body or of the garments and adornment. This statuette belongs to the well-attested class of the “flat” and “bird-beak” figurines. The presence of the polos, a sort of domed hat, would link them to goddesses or priestesses. Widely produced in Boeotia, these statuettes often accompanied the deceased, predating by more than two centuries the future tanagras, which will later be largely widespread.
