This youthful, heavily draped woman stands with her weight on the left leg, which is advanced. The right leg trails behind. She turns her head gracefully to the left. Her long garment features a surprisingly low overfold, clearly indicated at the level of the knees. Her mantle is drawn over the head and draped over the right shoulder, descending in a triangular mass at the front. A rosette earring adorns her right ear.

The woman holds an edge of the mantle in her right hand. Her left arm and hand are missing, together with whatever attribute she might have held. The majesty of the figure suggests that a goddess rather than a mortal is represented. The lack of attributes, however, prohibits a definite identification.

In terms of technique, the terracotta was surely press molded but then extensively worked over by hand. There is a circular vent hole at the back. A smaller round hole at the top of the head could have served to secure an attribute such as a crown. This beautiful Classical terracotta is remarkable in that it echoes so vividly monumental sculpture of the period in marble and in bronze.