• Clay female figurine



Clay female figurine
Clay female figurine
Clay female figurine
Clay female figurine
Clay female figurine

Clay female figurine

Π2031
Clay
Restored on part of the base
Height: 30 cm.
Praisos
Sacred pit in the area of the altar on the hill of Praisos
Early Archaic period:
7th c. BC:
Gallery:
XV
Case:
155
Exhibition thematic unit:
Geometric - Archaic - Classical period (10th-4th c. BC). Cities and Sanctuaries
Sanctuaries
Description
Upper part of a terracotta female figurine. This is a xoanon, the name given in ancient sources to the earliest wooden statues, which were placed in temples and used in ancient rituals. The craftsman Daedalus was believed to be the first to make such statues with a sense of movement, which is why the style is known as Daedalic art. This particular example forms part of a group of large figurines found at the sanctuary of Praisos. It is depicted frontally with the hands in front of the chest, fingers together. The head is tilted and the hair is bound on the neck.
Bibliography:
E.S. Forster, "Praisos. The Terra-Cottas", Annual of the British School at Athens Vol. 8 (1901-1902), pp. 271-281.
Author:
M. K.


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