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Standing female figurine with ivy wreath

Statue of a draped female figure

Classification
sculpture / statue; statue
Culture
Greek (culture)
Dimensions
height: 77 cm
Date
1st century B.C.
Period
Hellenistic Period (Greek, 323–31)
Material
marble analysis; Pentelic marble
Iconography
female figure; chiton; himation
Present location
Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts, Collection of Classical Antiquities
Provenance
Enyedi, Lukács Collection
Inventory
5423
ID
Hyp-717
References
Hekler 1929, 139, no. 132; Oroszlán 1930, 121, no. 32

 Marble analysis conducted by Danielle Decrouez (Geneva, Museum of Natural History) and Karl Ramseyer (University of Bern, Institute of Geological Sciences) have shown that the statue was made of Pentelic marble. Click here for the detailed results.

Trails
Hellenistic sculpture
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This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.