2-728-505 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Female Devotee, c. early 100s. This female devotee is depicted approaching the place of worship carrying a covered wicker tray that would have been filled with fresh flower garlands. From what remains of this sculpture, it is unclear whether she is a nature goddess or an idealized woman. The sense of dynamism and power in the stance, the masterful transformation of stone into the suppleness of youthful, voluptuous flesh barely interrupted by clothing, and touches of naturalism as seen in the slipping of the large bangle down the spiral cuff are all stylistic characteristics of female figures made during the early 2nd century.