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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1925.30.103
Title
Standing Girl
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
statuette, sculpture
Date
323-31 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Tanagra (Boeotia)
Period
Hellenistic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/291123

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta, traces of white slip
Technique
Mold-made
Dimensions
13.2 x 4.9 cm (5 3/16 x 1 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Joseph C. Hoppin; bequeathed to Fogg Art Museum, 1925.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Joseph C. Hoppin
Accession Year
1925
Object Number
1925.30.103
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Girl clothed in a short-sleeved, high belted chiton. Right leg is advanced and left leg is exposed under chiton. Face is very round and child-like. Figure has short, curly hair and clearly defined details. Protruding belly and "baby fat" features. Back is modeled with no vent hole. Right arm and shoulder were repaired and the right foot is broken off and missing. (2nd from left in photograph)

Hard, gray clay; traces of white slip.

Verification Level

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