Sujet

Grave Naiskos of a Young Woman, about 360 BC. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Grave Naiskos of a Young Woman, about 360 BC. Additional Info: Dolls and birds were the playthings of girls, and both are shown on this grave marker that commemorates a girl on the threshold of adulthood. She holds what appears to be a limbless figurine, her right hand gently covering its head. Her gaze forms a line from the doll to the goose looking back at her. In ancient Greece, girls offered their dolls to a divinity when they reached puberty. This was a sign that they were past childhood and ready to assume the responsibilities of a wife. The slight swelling of the girl's breasts indicates that she was old enough for marriage.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM25A01_003

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

40,2Mo (1,9Mo) / 26,0cm x 38,8cm / 3066 x 4580 (300dpi)

Mots clés

animal standing female holding women woman people child children girl girls young religious stone arts geese goose bird birds carving country toy toys religion temple figure figures sculpture art color death marble archaeology ancient Greek relief Greece handicraft handicrafts carved location century archaeological gravestone gravestones statuette doll figurine concept archeology waterfowl Colour 4th century BC object sculpture Unknown marble Heritage Art relief naiskos Hand Carved