1977.216.2461: Fragment of Arretine Pottery: Girl Arranging Garlands
FragmentsThis red-brown terracotta rectangular fragment shows in low relief a youthful woman leaning forward. She is seen in right profile, wearing a short-sleeved dress that wraps around her waist, and a scarf or mantle that flows behind her. Her hair is in a low ponytail. The fragment is broken at thigh level. She reaches forward and grasps a piece of billowing fabric or garland. The fragment is broken just above her hand, and there is empty space behind her. There are two small white patches in this space and a few small chips on her face, arms, and dress.
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1977.216.2461
- Title
- Fragment of Arretine Pottery: Girl Arranging Garlands
- Classification
- Fragments
- Work Type
- sherd
- Date
- 1st century BCE-1st century CE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe
- Period
- Roman Imperial period, Early
- Culture
- Roman
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/290232
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Terracotta
- Technique
- Molded
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Henry W. Haynes, Boston, MA (by 1912), bequest; Department of the Classics, Harvard University, 1912, transfer; Fogg Museum of Art, 1977.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Bequest of Henry W. Haynes, 1912
- Accession Year
- 1977
- Object Number
- 1977.216.2461
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- This fragment of terra sigillata pottery depicts a girl in profile facing the right. She wears a gauzy, short-sleeved garment cinched at the waist and a mantle is draped around her neck. Her right arm is raised and bent at the elbow, grasping a billowing garland.
- Commentary
- Terra sigillata ("stamped earth") pottery was mold-made, mass-produced pottery that was distributed throughout the Roman Empire. This type of pottery was made at several production sites throughout Italy in the first century BCE. It is often decorated with figural or other decorative motifs.
Verification Level
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