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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1966.132
Title
Nude Standing Female
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
statuette, sculpture
Date
6th century BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Cyprus
Period
Archaic period
Culture
Cypriot
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/289958

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
20 x 7.5 x 2.5 cm (7 7/8 x 2 15/16 x 1 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • label: Penha #308, SR #921/53.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Stuart C. Welch
Accession Year
1966
Object Number
1966.132
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Pinkish clay with white slip. Face is eroded, feet and top part of head are missing. Figure in high relief against flat background. Curves of body well outlined; arms and hands with long tapered fingers less well delineated. Back of object is concave, undecorated. Hair falls onto shoulders, figure is wearing earrings, necklaces and may have bracelets on right arm.

Verification Level

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