Elaborately Dressed Female Statue at The British Museum, London

Many statues of luxuriously draped women survive from the Hellenistic period. Sometimes they were set up to honour wealthy women who had financed building projects, or they might have served as funerary markers in cemetaries. Some may even have been portraits of priestesses or represented goddesses or characters from mythology. The shoulders and head were made from a separate peice of marble, now lost. This object is part of Scan The World. Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free. Scan the World is an open source, community effort, if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email [e-mail] to find out how you can help.