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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1960.505
Title
Archaic Female Statuette
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Date
5th century BCE
Period
Archaic period
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/290815

Physical Descriptions

Medium
terracotta
Dimensions
22.9 x 8.1 cm (9 x 3 3/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson
Accession Year
1960
Object Number
1960.505
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
A statuette of a standing woman in the archaic style wearing a himation and standing on a square base. Her right hand holds an object to her breast. Made of red clay with traces of white slip and buff incrustations.

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. 32, no. 264

Exhibition History

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

Verification Level

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