Harvard Art Museums > 1960.538: Standing Woman Sculpture Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Standing Woman , 1960.538,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 23, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/290969. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1960.538 Title Standing Woman Classification Sculpture Work Type statuette, sculpture Date first half of 4th century BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Macedonia, Olynthos (Macedonia) Period Classical period, Late Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/290969 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta Technique Mold-made Dimensions 19 cm (7 1/2 in.) 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson Accession Year 1960 Object Number 1960.538 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Standing woman with chiton, himation. Himation is draped shawl-like across her back, apparently leaving her bare-breasted. No sign of chiton over torso, though it is visible as a skirt under himation. Melon hairstyle. Standing with weight shifted to right side, right hand across stomach (broken), left hand on hip, under drapery. Left leg bent, back bent casually. Discolored slip throughout, chipped off in places. Brownish pigment on hair, red discoloration on himation. Black discoloration on back. Figurine broken at the waist. Plaster fan glued to broken hand area, perhaps originally the site of a terracotta fan. Attached to plaster base. 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. 34, no. 291 Laura Mau, "A Pigment Analysis of Greek Hellenistic Tanagra Figurines" (thesis (certificate in conservation), Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, 1991), Unpublished, pp. 1-7 passim Exhibition History The David Moore Robinson Bequest of Classical Art and Antiquities: A Special Exhibition, Fogg Art Museum, 05/01/1961 -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 This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
