Lead figure of a woman

A small cast lead figure of a standing woman, shown frontally with arms at her sides and a long, flaring skirt that narrows to a base. Her head rises into a broad, wide-brimmed headdress with a knob on top. Surface pitting and incised lines suggest folds in the garment.

Look closer: A small loop or tab extends from the base of the robe at the bottom of the figure.

Artist

Unknown

Date

mid-7th–early 6th century BCE

Medium

Lead

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

3000 × 4000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of A. J. B. Wace, 1924