A terracotta statue of a woman standing on a block. A small person is by her left side and a dog on her right. She is wearing a short skirt and straps cross her chest.
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A terracotta statue of a woman standing upright on a block on a grey background. She faces diagonally to the left of the viewer and leans on her right hip. She is wearing a short skirt and straps cross her chest with her hair on top of her head. A small person is by her left side and a dog on her right. The statue is mottled tan and white throughout.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1960.621
Title
Artemis Leaning on a Herm
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Date
4th century BCE
Period
Classical period, Late, to Early Hellenistic
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/290475

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta; red clay, buff slip, traces of white, red and blue paint
Dimensions
32.1 cm (12 5/8 in.)
508 g

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson
Accession Year
1960
Object Number
1960.621
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Statuette of Artemis in a chiton, wearing her hair up in a knot, and leaning on a youthful herm. A dog at right.

Publication History

  • Fogg Art Museum, The David Moore Robinson Bequest of Classical Art and Antiquities, A Special Exhibition, exh. cat., Harvard University (Cambridge, MA, 1961), p. 35, no. 302
  • Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae (LIMC), Artemis (Zürich, Switzerland, 1999), Vol. 2, Artemis 947.

Exhibition History

  • The David Moore Robinson Bequest of Classical Art and Antiquities: A Special Exhibition, Fogg Art Museum, 05/01/1961 - 09/20/1961
  • 32Q: 3440 Middle East, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 06/15/2023 - 09/21/2023

Verification Level

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