Statuette of a lyre player (Sculpture)
A man seated on a stool, playing a lyre that he holds in his left hand
- ID:
- aa_3483
- Type:
- Sculpture
- Date:
- ca. -525 — ca. -500
- Period:
- Late Archaic
- Context:
- From Thebes
- Findspot:
- Said to be found at Thebes
- Region:
- Boeotia
- Condition:
- Intact
- Scale:
- Miniature
- Dimensions:
- H. 0.101 m
- Style:
- Late Archaic
- Material:
- Terracotta
- Type:
- Free-standing statue
- Category:
- Single monument
Material Description
Yellowish-brown terracotta
Technique Description
All but the mold-made head are modeled by hand (the head is identical to that of the man with a lyre,
Subject Description
A youthful man, wearing a white himation draped over his left shoulder, sits on a simple stool that rests on a thin rectangular base. With his left hand he strums at a lyre that he holds in his left hand and rests on his thigh.
Condition Description
Missing some white slip, with other discolorations.
- Collection:
- Paris, Muse du Louvre
- Acquired by the Louvre in 1896.
