1960.493: Standing Woman, Phi Type
Sculpture
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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
- Permissions
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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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