拍品 85
85
A TERRACOTTA FIGURE OF A WOMAN HOLDING A WREATH, standing with weight on left leg, wearing a high-girdled chiton with a deep v-shaped neckline, a short himation falls around her hips, the drapery of which she holds over her bent left arm, her right arms hangs by her side and she holds a thick wreath in her hand, looking to her right, her hair is dressed in a 'melon' coiffure with a chignon behind, on integral rectangular base, rectangular vent, repaired, chip to base, 3rd Century B.C.

细节
A TERRACOTTA FIGURE OF A WOMAN HOLDING A WREATH, standing with weight on left leg, wearing a high-girdled chiton with a deep v-shaped neckline, a short himation falls around her hips, the drapery of which she holds over her bent left arm, her right arms hangs by her side and she holds a thick wreath in her hand, looking to her right, her hair is dressed in a 'melon' coiffure with a chignon behind, on integral rectangular base, rectangular vent, repaired, chip to base, 3rd Century B.C.
7½in. (19cm.) high

拍品专文

The thick wreath was made up in the form of a ring composed of small flower-heads threaded on to a grass string; they were frequently worn and carried at festivals and parties