Agora Object: T 8
Inventory Number:   T 8
Section Number:   Α
Title:   Head of Female Figure
Category:   Terracotta
Description:   Head of a female figurine with a veil framing the face over a pointed coiffure.
The nose is chipped.
The veil hangs in folds above the brow and is brought down on either side of the face so that it nearly meets below the chin. The upturned eyes have a saddened expression; the corners of the mouth turned down slightly.
Traces of white paint. Solid; no evidence of mould.
Buff clay with a lighter buff slip.
Cf. Loeb (1916), I, 56.
Context:   Pottery deposit, disturbed. Container 27.
Notebook Page:   178
Negatives:   Leica, 1-100, 2-107
Dimensions:   H. 0.052, (face) 0.023; W. 0.03
Date:   22 June 1931
Section:   Α
Grid:   Α:23/ΙΖ
    H 6
Elevation:   -3.10m.
Masl:   -3.1m.
Period:   Greek
Bibliography:   AgoraPicBk 26 (2006), p. 44, fig. 58.
    Hesperia 2 (1933), p. 187, fig. 3, no. 8.
Is Similar To:   Agora:Object:Loeb (1916), I, 56.
References:   Publication: AgoraPicBk 26 (2006)
Publication: Hesperia 2 (1933)
Images (6)
Notebook: Α-1
Notebook Page: Α-1-96 (pp. 177-178)
Card: T 8