Archaeo-Histories on Nostr: Greek painted terracotta figure of a seated goddess (580 BC), wearing a polos ...

Greek painted terracotta figure of a seated goddess (580 BC), wearing a polos headdress, from Boeotian region, Greece.

The body of the figure is made from a rectangular plank of clay, bent at the waist. A prop at the back forms a chair. The details of the face and hair, and the patterns on the dress and polos are painted in a dilute clay slip.

(H: 21cm)

British Museum

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