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462183001
Description
Marble statue of a woman from the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, usually identified as Artemisia, wife of Maussolus. The colossal female figure stands to the front, resting on the left leg, and having the right knee bent. She wears a long chiton, with studded sleeves to the elbows. The himation passes about the lower part of her body, and over the left shoulder and arm. A part of it is drawn as a veil over the back of the head. In addition to the himation the hair was wrapped in a cap, which leaves small curls projecting round the forehead in front. The right foot of this statue has been preserved, but the other one is broken off at the instep.Anyhow both feet rest on thick soles, the mode of attachment of which is not apparent.
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