Puteal with decoration in relief: The birth of Athena
Classical Antiquites - Plaster casts
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Date | early 20th century (plaster cast), 500-490 BC (original) |
Object type | plaster cast |
Medium, technique | plaster |
Dimensions | 128 x 36 x 19 cm |
Inventory number | Ag.351 |
Collection | Classical Antiquites - Plaster casts |
On view | Star Fortress (Komárom), The Archaic Period of Greek Sculpture (650–480 BC): Kore and Kouros Figures, Gallery II |
The marble statue depicting a standing, draped female figure is one of the latest korai from Attica, which was created at the end of the Archaic period. Originally, it must have stood at the top of a column, and was painted in vivid colours, traces of which — the red hair and the colourful hems — are still visible on the Athenian statue. The girl wears a long dress (chiton) and a richly draped mantle, complemented with a bracelet, earrings, and a diadem, which was decorated with painted patterns. Both arms were extended to the front; her left hand held a bird (the left forearm of the plaster cast is lost).
Hekler, Antal, Az antik gipszgyűjtemény I-II., Budapest, 1919-1920, 1923, no. no. 56.
This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.