Collection: | Athens, National Archaeological Museum |
Title: | Pinax of Hekate |
Findspot: | Said to be from Thera (according to Kastriotis) |
Summary: | Pinax showing Hekate with a dog |
Object Function: | Unknown |
Material: | Marble |
Sculpture Type: | Stele, relief-decorated |
Category: | Single monument |
Style: | Archaistic |
Technique: | Low relief |
Original or Copy: | Original |
Date: | ca. 200 BC |
Dimensions: | H. 0.45 m; W. 0.29 m |
Scale: | Miniature (pictorial field) |
Region: | Cyclades |
Period: | High Hellenistic |
Subject Description: A goddess, probably Hekate, stands frontal, wearing slippers, a long medium-sleeved chiton, a short mantle, draped diagonally in archaistic fashion, and a polos. In each lowered arm she holds a tall torch at a slight diagonal (one at either side). In very low relief on her right side is shown a dog, turning his head profile to the left.
Condition: Nearly complete
Condition Description: Chipped on the upper and lower moldings; a circular depression in the lower right corner might be from a secondary use.
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