Fragmentary Votive Figurine of a Winged Goddess
Greek
Flat lead figurine of a winged goddess facing left. Long tresses of hair fall over her shoulders. Her long skirt is decorated with three patterned bands arranged vertically: diamonds, herringbone, and a simple line. A line across the chest indicates that she may be wearing a garment with an overfold, such as a peplos. The feet, top of the head, proper right wing, proper left hand, and tip of the left wing are lost. Other figurines of the same type show that the goddess wore a high, cylindrical headgear (polos), that she may have held wreaths, and that the wings were sickle-shaped. The plain back of the figurine suggests that it was cast in a one-sided mold.
Lead
Archaic period