Draped Female Figurine with Missing Head

Object/Artifact

-

Randolph College (Museum)

Name/Title

Draped Female Figurine with Missing Head

Entry/Object ID

RC.AC.06.41

Tags

Terracotta, Terracotta Votives

Description

This mold-made terracotta fragment preserves the torso, lower body, and draped garments of a standing female figurine, with the head missing above the neck. The figure is clad in a long tunic (chiton) and wrapped mantle (himation), with heavy fabric folds falling vertically along the legs and gathering across the midsection. The arms are positioned close to the body, enveloped within the drapery. Composed of a warm, buff-to-tan earthenware clay matrix, the fragment terminates in a clean, irregular break across the neck line where the head severed from the body. The figurine rests on a simplified or integrated low base, characteristic of single-front press-molded terracottas produced across the Greco-Roman Mediterranean for domestic shrines or sanctuary offerings (votives).

Use

Votive

Collection

Randolph College's Ancient Collections

Category

Terracotta Votives
Randolph College Ancient Collections

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Dr. Herbert Lispcomb

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Time Period

3rd-2nd century B.C.E

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Relic, Religious

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Religious Objects

Nomenclature Class

Ceremonial Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

10.8 cm

Width

3 cm

Material

Terracotta

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Donated by Dr. Herbert Lipscomb

Acquisition Method

Found

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

August 10, 2026