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cite as: https://uremuseum.org/record/34.10.24

Accession_Number

34.10.24

Shape

Figurine

Shape_description

Material

Terracotta

Fabric

Boeotian

Fabric_description

Munsell_color

Decoration

Standing female (Leda), left leg slightly bent. Naked with cloak over left leg and held up behind by left hand; swan, with neck stretched upwards, held against right hip. Clay light brown. White slip, blue on cloak. Large rectangular opening in back. On the back of the base is a piece of paper with the number 140 written on it.

Inscriptions

Condition

Complete but not intact. Top of left arm has broken off and been glued back on. Blue of cloak still faintly visible, but a lot of brown deposit is evident all over the figurine. The top of the head is covered with an even darker deposit, that also encases right shoulder and arm. The swan is also entirely covered by it. Inside the back of the figurine is a whitish deposit, and the surface is very rough, with scratches and air bubbles in it.

Technique/Style

Provenance

Period

Date

350

Dating_details

Artist

Attribution

Image

2002.97.0403.jpg	Front view of the front of standing female Boeotian figurine, showing cloak being raised by left arm.
2002.97.0404.jpg	Front view of standing female figurine with her left arm raised.
2002.97.0405.jpg	View of top half of female (Leda) figurine.
2002.97.0406.jpg	View of female figurine facing to the left showing cloak being raised by left arm.
2002.97.0407.jpg	View of back of female figurine with large rectangular hole showing hollow centre.
2004.95.0122.jpg	Front view of the side of a female Boeotian figurine on its back, showing missing sections.
2004.95.0123.jpg	Front view of the bottom of a female Boeotian figurine on its back, showing missing sections.
2004.95.0124.jpg	Front view of of the top of a female Boeotian figurine on its back, showing missing sections.