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Female Figure: The So-Called Artemisia

Date early 20th century (plaster cast), around 350 BC (original)
Object type plaster cast
Medium, technique plaster
Dimensions

280 x 101 x 72 cm

Inventory number Ag.193
Collection Classical Antiquites - Plaster casts
On view Star Fortress (Komárom), Maussolleion: The Funerary Monument of King Maussollos, Gallery XII

The statue was carved of a single block of marble quarried at Mount Pentelikon near Athens. The figure stands in a majestic pose. She wears sandals, a chiton and himation that was drawn over the head like a veil, which was customary with Greeks, too. Her hair frames the forehead in curls formed of small spirals. Both arms were extended to the front, but we do not know what she held. The statue is traditionally believed to represent Queen Artemisia, the sister and wife of Maussollos, but the identification is uncertain. It probably depicts a member of the ruling dynasty.

References

Hekler, Antal, Az antik gipszgyűjtemény I-II., Budapest, 1919-1920, 1923, no. no. 309.

This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.

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