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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1925.30.101
Title
Standing Woman
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
statuette, sculpture
Date
late 5th century BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Boeotia
Period
Classical period, High
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/291682

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta, traces of white slip
Technique
Mold-made
Dimensions
13.3 x 3.6 cm (5 1/4 x 1 7/16 in.)
Base: 6.2 x 5.4 cm (2 7/16 x 2 1/8 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
1925.30.101
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Female figure standing with right leg drawn back, dressed in short-sleeved chiton belted high. Himation thrown over left shoulder and held by left hand on hip. Right arm pendant holding fan (?). Small head with wavy hair parted in center. Workmanship poor. Spreading oval plinth.
Back unmodelled. Bottom open. Oval venthole. Lower half repaired with plaster. Front of headdress chipped off.
Hard, pale, reddish-brown clay with traces of white slip

Verification Level

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