SCULPTURE

Female portrait statue Γ71

  Museum/Current place of storage: Aigion, Archaeological Museum.
  Inv. no: ΑΛ 537
  Dimensions:
  Material: -
  Findspot:

Said to have been found in the Eisodia area of Aigion. Donated to the Archaeological Museum of Aigion on March 19th 1996 by V. Papathanasiou. Said to have been in the doner’s house (12 Panagiotopoulon street) for at least 120 years.

  Original Display Location: Unknown.
  Date: -
  Statuary Type (body) : “Small Herculaneum Woman”.
  Mode of Self-Representation (head): -
  Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): Unknown.
  Inscribed Base: No
  Author: Panagiotis Konstantinidis
  Added: 2024-09-12
  Edited:

Description - Comments:

The statue is headless (a pertaining head, Aigion Archaeological Museum inv. ΑΛ 536, is said to have been donated to the museum together with the statue; Papakosta 1996, 253). Non vidi.

Bibliography:

L. Papakosta, “Παραδόσεις αρχαίων. Νομός Αχαΐας. Μουσείο Αιγίου”, ArchDelt 51 (1996) Β1´, 253.