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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1960.493
Title
Standing Woman, Phi Type
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture, statuette
Date
14th-11th century BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Salamis (Attica)
Period
Helladic period, Late Helladic III
Culture
Mycenaean
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/290770

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Technique
Handmade
Dimensions
11.1 cm (4 3/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson
Accession Year
1960
Object Number
1960.493
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
So-called terracotta "Phi" figurine decorated with buff slip and black glaze. Figure has a triangular shaped head, a disk-shaped upper body and a columnar lower body with slightly flaring base. The breasts are indicated by added clay. The base has been cracked and mended.

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. 31, no. 250

Exhibition History

  • The David Moore Robinson Bequest of Classical Art and Antiquities: A Special Exhibition, Fogg Art Museum, 05/01/1961 - 09/20/1961

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Verification Level

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