A Hellenistic Terracotta Statue of a Woman Holding a Lyre-Like Instrument
Terracotta
height 10.2 cm
height 4 in
height 4 in
MD.35
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A Hellenistic terracotta statue of a woman playing a lyre. Wearing a chiton, her hair in a stylized up-do and long curls falling on either side of her face. She...
A Hellenistic terracotta statue of a woman playing a lyre. Wearing a chiton, her hair in a stylized up-do and long curls falling on either side of her face. She is seen reveling, leaning slightly backwards, as she takes a step forward under the weight of her lyre. These finely moulded figures, often highly decorated, rose in popularity during the 4th and 3rd centuries B.C. Common themes include fashionable women, gods and goddesses, heroic athletes, and bacchanalian merriment.