22. Greek fragment from votive pinax, Locri, c.500-450 BC
Terracotta
Height 8cm
10282 IVP
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The woman depicted in profile, carefully folded linen resting on a circular cushion which she balances upon her head. Her expression is stoic, her short hair is wavy and swept...
The woman depicted in profile, carefully folded linen resting on a circular cushion which she balances upon her head. Her expression is stoic, her short hair is wavy and swept back off her face. Traces of pigment include red paint in the hair and white and black on the garment she carries. The reverse is plain and smoothed. From a scene of women in procession, carrying textiles.
Provenance
Collection of van der Aa, Belgium; acquired late 1960s-early 1970sP.A.E. Hollander, Switzerland; acquired 1992-2010
