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Inventory number

ΝΑ 1957 Απ 48

Artist

Attic workshop

Category

Coroplastic

Period

Archaic Period

Date

6th cent. BC

Dimensions

Height: 0.126 m
Length: 0.5 m

Material

Clay

Location

Gallery of the Acropolis Slopes, Case 6, No 166

Description
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Handmade figurine found in 1957 at the Sanctuary of the Nymphe. It renders schematically a standing figure with arms pointing downwards. The figurine’s base is conical and the body tubular. A wide clay strip covers the pinched head. The surface retains white slip as well as red and yellow colour.

The figurine was a sanctuary dedication. Although it is difficult to determine whether the figure is male or female, figurines of this type most possibly depict women who may be goddesses or mere dedicants.

Γεωργακά, Β., Χειροποίητα Ειδώλια Αρχαϊκών Χρόνων από την Ακρόπολη των Αθηνών και από το Ιερό της Νύμφης στη Νότια Κλιτύ Ακροπόλεως (διδακτορική διατριβή), Αθήνα, 2008, σελ. 46 υποσημ. 198, 215, 267, εικ. 80, αρ. κατ. 56