A very large terracotta statuette formed from a mould of a standing woman on a high rectangular plinth. With elaborate curly coiffure. She wears a long peplos and stands with her weight on her left leg. The right one is slightly bent. Her right hand holding the mantle, the left one hanging down sideways and pulling the peplos slightly sideways. The iconography of the straight and upright standing woman in a peplos reminds of the caryatids and stands in the succession of the female sculpture of the 5th century B.C. The meaning of these Boeotian sculptures is to be seen in connection with the wedding cult surrounding Demeter Thesmophoria, who was traditionally worshipped in Boeotia. Possibly the statue represents a maiden or an attendant of a wedding ceremony. Dimensions: 34,00 cm. Condition: Material losses on the left side of the base ( see pictures). Original pigments remain on the surface. Good condition. Provenance: . Spanish antiquarian. Acquired at a french auction house. Formerly french private collector. Notes: A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany this lot. The piece will include spanish export license for the European Union. If the piece goes outside the European Union a new export license will be requested. This process can take between 2 and 4 weeks.