Fragment from a Phi-type figurine. The precise location it was found on the Acropolis is not known. The breasts are plastically rendered and the plait that falls on the back, made from a separate lump of clay, decorated with short horizontal lines. The rest of the figurine’s surface is covered in brown-red lines which render the garment’s details.

Figurines of this type are found often at sanctuaries, graves, even houses. They have been interpreted as deities, nurturers or mere dedications. However, their constant retrieval in children burials has led some researchers to suggest that they were also used as toys. On the Acropolis they were most likely votives by individuals to a fertility deity, perhaps to the goddess Athena, whom they sometimes portray.