Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
Preferred Title:
Draped Female Figure
Image View:
Overall view from left side
Creator:
unknown (Ancient Greek sculptor)
Location:
repository: Museo archeologico di Aidone (Aidone, Sicily, Italy) Inv. 56.1749
Location Note:
Largo Torres Truppia, 1
GPS:
37.416442 14.446247
Date:
ca. 225-200 BCE (creation)
Cultural Context:
Ancient Greek
Style Period:
Hellenistic
Work Type 1:
sculpture (visual work)
Classification:
Sculpture and Installations
Material:
miocene calcarenite (limestone) of the Ragusa formation
Technique:
carving (processes)
Subjects:
apparel; deities; archaeology
Description:
This draped female figure would have had inserted marble head, arms, and hands. Like the so-called Goddess of Morgantina, it is pseudo-acrolithic, meaning two forms of stone are combined. The rougher limestone is ideal for showing the drapery of the chiton and himation on the figure. It was found in the East Stoa at Morgantina, dated to the last quarter of the 3rd century BCE. [information on museum label.]
Collection:
Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
Identifier:
7A3-G-AMA-DFF-A02
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Draped Female Figure