| Artist | |
|---|---|
| Place of production | August Gerber, Köln |
| Date | early 20th century (plaster cast), around 140 AD (orginal) |
| Object type | plaster cast |
| Medium, technique | plaster |
| Dimensions | 69 x 67 x 50 cm |
| Inventory number | Ag.291 |
| Collection | Classical Antiquites - Plaster casts |
| On view | Star Fortress (Komárom), Famous Sculptures from the Hellenistic Period (Third to First Centuries BC) and their Reception, Gallery IX |
The seated girl pulls her legs underneath her body, and leans on her left hand; her chiton is falling off her left breast and shoulder. She has just thrown the knucklebones (astragaloi) with her right hand — a popular game in antiquity. About sixty years after its creation, the sculpture was reworked: the present head was fitted to the body in about 200 AD. The face shows portrait-like features, the statue thus depicts a real girl, whose tomb it probably decorated. This statue type evolved in the late Hellenistic period; there are six copies that prove how popular it still was in the Imperial period.
Hekler, Antal, Az antik gipszgyűjtemény I-II., Budapest, 1919-1920, 1923, no. no. 407.
This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.
