Inventory Number: | B 241 | |
Section Number: | ΠΘ 10 | |
Title: | Statuette : Genius | |
Category: | Bronze | |
Description: | The left foot is missing; the right arm is somewhat swollen and split from corrosion; otherwise complete. No base. The figurine represents a youth striding forward, the right leg advanced. The features are childish, framed by roughly executed curls. On the top of the head is a small rectangular projection. The figure is partly draped: a panther (?) skin is knotted around his hips. His right arm is upraised; in his left carries a slender cornucopia. | |
Context: | Cistern A. | |
Handling: | Store in ziplock polyethylene bag and in area with 40% r.h. or lower. Wear cotton or latex gloves when handling. | |
Negatives: | Leica, 5-224, 5-225 | |
Dimensions: | H. 0.10, (to top of head) 0.091; W. (hips) 0.02 | |
Material: | Copper alloy | |
Date: | 23 May 1935 | |
Section: | ΠΘ | |
Elevation: | -4.7--4.7m. | |
Masl: | -4.7m. | |
Deposit: | D 10:1 | |
Bibliography: | Hesperia 90 (2021), p. 399, n. 112. | |
Hesperia 87 (2018), p. 579, n. 100, fig. 29a. | ||
Hesperia 5 (1936), p. 18, fig. 16. | ||
References: | Publication: Hesperia 5 (1936) Publication: Hesperia 87 (2018) Publication: Hesperia 90 (2021) Images (6) Deposit: D 10:1 Card: B 241 Card: B 241 |