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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1925.30.104
Title
Standing Woman
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
statuette, sculpture
Date
400-300 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Boeotia
Period
Classical period, Late, to Early Hellenistic
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/291124

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta, remains of heavy white slip
Technique
Mold-made
Dimensions
Full Height: 19 cm (7 1/2 in.)
Body: 14.9 cm (5 7/8 in.)
Head and neck: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)
Base: 5.5 x 3.9 cm (2 3/16 x 1 9/16 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
1925.30.104
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Woman enveloped in himation, reaching to knees and draped over her head forming a pointed headdress. Missing right arm was bent and placed on breast, left arm is bent with hand on hip. Chiton appears from the knees down in straight folds. Left leg bent and drawn back, left foot showing. Body form is seen through garments.
Hard, pale pink clay; remains of heavy, smooth white slip; traces of red pigment.

Verification Level

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