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Limestone figure of a woman

late 6th century BCE
Not on view
The figure is elaborately dressed in a chiton (long undergarment), a himation (overgarment), sandals, a diadem, necklaces, earrings, and spiral bracelets with snake terminals. With her left hand she holds both her drapery and the handle of a mirror. She stands on a ledge that abutted on something else in back and that is supported by figures, of which two heads remain. This work figured prominently during the 1880s, which controversy raged over the interventions to which Cesnola had subjected his objects. The piece was clearly once part of a larger whole, and the illogical gesture of holding her garment and a mirror simultaneously indicates that there was also modern recutting.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Limestone figure of a woman
  • Period: Archaic
  • Date: late 6th century BCE
  • Culture: Cypriot
  • Medium: Limestone
  • Dimensions: Webpub GR 2012 Cesnola: 9 13/16 × 5 × 4 1/4 in., 2.7 lb. (25 × 12.7 × 10.8 cm, 1.2 kg)
    Other (without base): 8 in. (20.3 cm)
  • Classification: Stone Sculpture
  • Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
  • Object Number: 74.51.2558
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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