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Woman holding a stag by its horns

Greek
5th century B.C.
Findspot: Cyrene

Medium/Technique Terracotta
Dimensions 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Permanently deposited by the Archaeological Institute of America
Accession Number14.462
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsSculpture

DescriptionType of 14.460. Female statuette holding cup in right hand against her breast and with left grasping horns of stag at her side. She wears chiton with kolpos and himation drawn over the shoulders and breasts. Long hair falls on her shoulders. Head surmounted by polos. Preserved down to the thighs.
ProvenanceFrom the Excavations at Cyrene.