Bronze female figurine
Archaeological museum Messenia, Kalamata
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Bronze female figurine
6th century BCE
Archaeological museum Messenia, Kalamata
Tseria, Messenian Mani
Height: 13 cm
Bronze female votive figurine. Possibly the work of a laconian workshop. Handed by a resident at Tseria in Messenian Mani. She stands on an upturned calyx base with two attachment holes at its perimeter. The female figure has an inclining stance to the front and to the right. Her arms in front of the chest, bent at the elbows and rising upwards. Her head turns to the left. She wears a wreath, with hair curls falling over it. The facial features are rough and an "archaic smile" is clearly visible. A pendant hangs from her neck and a strap crosses over her chest and back. Perhaps she was holding some kind of fruit.