Harvard Art Museums > 1925.30.109: Standing Female Figure 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 Female Figure , 1925.30.109,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 17, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/291166. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1925.30.109 Title Standing Female Figure Classification Sculpture Work Type statuette, sculpture Date 323-31 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Myrina (Aiolis) Period Hellenistic period Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/291166 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta Technique Mold-made Dimensions 16 x 5.6 cm (6 5/16 x 2 3/16 in.) Base: 6.5 x 5.1 cm (2 9/16 x 2 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 1925.30.109 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 Woman with wavy hair parted in the center and gathered in a knot at the back of her head. She is wearing a chiton with long, straight folds, and a large diagonal fold of her himation is supported by her arms. Flat, rectangular plinth, upper back slightly modeled with a small, rectangular vent hole. Head was broken off and repaired and the lef front and back right corner of the base as well as a portion of her right hand is missing. (Left-hand figure in photograph). Incisor tool marks visible in hair. Significant surface damage to terracotta (mold?). Publication History 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Tanagra Figurines" (thesis (certificate in conservation), Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, 1991), Unpublished, pp. 1-7 passim Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or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
