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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1916.357
Title
Standing Woman
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
statuette, sculpture
Date
323-31 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Boeotia
Period
Hellenistic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/292480

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta, remains of white slip
Technique
Mold-made
Dimensions
18.5 x 7.5 cm (7 5/16 x 2 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Edward P. Bliss; bequeathed to Fogg Art Museum, 1916.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Edward P. Bliss
Accession Year
1916
Object Number
1916.357
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Woman draped in chiton and himation. Hair is drawn back and tied in a large knot at the back of her neck. Face is indistinct, almost distorted. Wearing pointed shoes. Surface is darkened in spots and appears to have been damaged in a fire. Back unmodelled with a very large rectangular vent hole. Plinth is missing and there is a long break in the lower portion of the figure that has been repaired.

Hard gray clay; remains of white slip.

Verification Level

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