Seated in a complex attitude, this young girl is akin to a group of sculptures depicting seated figures, the earliest examples of which date back to the Classical period (in the image of the seated Penelope or the Suppliante Barberini). His hairstyle, known as "melon ribs," was particularly fashionable in the 2nd century in the Empire. The strands were to meet in a bun, which has now disappeared, at the top of the skull. With her eyes lost in the distance, the girl's face is animated by a vague melancholic expression. This calmness contrasts with the intricacy of the draperies and hair, reinforcing the decorative effect of this sculpture, which must have adorned the garden of a wealthy Roman residence.
Maria-Pia Darblade-Audoin, Nouvel Espérandieu. Recueil général des sculptures sur pierre de la Gaule, tome II, Lyon. Paris, 2006, n° 390
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Lyon Saint-Georges : archéologie, environnement et histoire d'un espace fluvial en bord de Saône
sous la direction de Grégoire Ayala. - Documents d'archéologie Française, Paris : Editions de la Maison des sciences de l'homme, 2013. - 1 vol. (435 p.)
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