Object Description
A finely modelled Parthian Hellenistic terracotta figurine depicting the jewelled goddess Astarte wearing a long robe which falls to her feet. She is portrayed wearing an iconic Parthian conical cap and is holding her right arm in front her chest. Numerous neatly sculpted rectangular shapes decorate the edge of her head, forming an arched bead border, which may have imitated the jewellery she once wore. Her facial features are clearly portrayed in a classic Parthian style, including deep-grooved eyebrows, two almond-shaped eyes, a pyramidal nose and a slightly arched lip that turns her facial expression into a gentle, sincere smile. Her heavily folded garment is partly painted in a reddish-pink pigment. The reverse of the piece is plain and un-modelled.
Date: circa 2nd-1st AD century