Museum/Current place of storage: |
Kalamata, Archaeological Museum of Messenia (formerly in the Benakeion Archaeological Museum of Kalamata, inv. no. 521). |
Inv. no: |
521(?). |
Dimensions: |
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Material: |
- |
Findspot: |
Ancient Korone (modern Petalidi; for the city see in brief M.G. Hansen, T.H. Nielsen eds., An Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis, Oxford 2004, 561, no. 316). |
Original Display Location: |
Unknown. |
Date: |
2nd c. CE (?). |
Statuary Type (body) : |
“Small Herculaneum Woman”. |
Mode of Self-Representation (head): |
- |
Civic Presence (Social Role Represented): |
Unknown. |
Inscribed Base: |
No |
Author: |
Panagiotis Konstantinidis |
Added: |
2024-09-15 |
Edited: |
Description - Comments:
Only part of the figure's body is preserved, from the shoulders to the middle of the thighs. The wrists are broken, while the inset head is missing. Smaller breaks and chipping are evident sporadically on the surface of the marble, especially along the ridges of the folds of the garments. The figure wears a chiton and a wide himation tightly wrapped around the body. The right arm is bent diagonally across the chest, while the left is placed at the side downwards. It faithfully reproduces the statuary type of the “Small Herculaneum Woman”.
Bibliography:
G.A. Papathanasopoulos, “Αρχαιότητες και μνημεία Μεσσηνίας. Α. Μουσειακαί εργασίαι. Ι. Μπενάκειον Μουσείον Καλαμάτας”, ArchDelt 25 (1970) Β1, 173 without fig.; J. Daehner ed., The Herculaneum Women: History, Context, Identities, Los Angeles/Dresden 2007, 156, addendum no. 5 (J. Daehner); P. Konstantinidis, Γυναικείοι δυναστικοί εικονιστικοί ανδριάντες αυτοκρατορικής περιόδου από την Ελλάδα (τέλη 1ου αι. π.Χ. – 5ος αι. μ.Χ.), Athens 2024, 221 note 175.