Female figure. Hellenistic period, Greece, 3rd century BC.

Female figure. Hellenistic period, Greece, 3rd century BC.
Terracotta.
Certificate attached.
Provenance: Spanish private collection.
Measurements: 16 x 6 cm; 4,5 x 5 x 5 x 5 cm (base).
The terracotta figure is shown full-length, with her head to the front, one hand lowered and the other raised, barefoot. Her feminine features are clearly shown thanks to the fall of the cloth that only partially covers her, probably associating her with the image of the goddess of beauty Aphrodite, also associated with lust and reproduction. In particular, by the posture with the hands trying to cover herself with some modesty, it is possible to find relations with a specific type of images of this divinity known as "Venus Púdicas" for showing her naked, covering her intimate parts to a greater or lesser degree. The posture and "exhibition" of the present one allow us to place her at a somewhat advanced point in the evolution from the "wet cloths" to the complete nudity of the female image.