Harvard Art Museums > 1926.21.11: Standing Woman with Veiled Head 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 with Veiled Head , 1926.21.11,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 20, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/291904. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1926.21.11 Title Standing Woman with Veiled Head Classification Sculpture Work Type sculpture, statuette Date 3rd-2nd century BCE Places Creation Place: Europe, Greece Period Hellenistic period Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/291904 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta Technique Mold-made Dimensions 19 × 6.6 cm (7 1/2 × 2 5/8 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Percy S. Straus Accession Year 1926 Object Number 1926.21.11 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 Mostly complete figurine, with a few cracks and part of the base missing. Standing young woman, draped. Rounded face, indistinct, looking down and center. She wears a long chiton with vertical folds, and a closely wrapped himation (or mantle) pulled over her head as a veil. Her right arm goes up to the chest in a sling created by the mantle, while her left arm pulls the fabric forward. Left leg engaged, right leg bent and pointed back; plain shoes. Both face and pose are serene and demure. Would have been painted originally, now only traces of white ground extant. Hollow and light. Mold-made in two bivalve molds, likely plaster. Simple, yet fluid folds; the back is modeled but shallow. Seams are well-concealed. No venthole. Attached to a square, narrow base. Dark, pinkish red clay, finely levigated. Related Works 1926.21.12 Standing Draped Woman Sculpture 1926.21.13 Kneeling Draped Woman Sculpture 1926.21.14 Seated Draped Woman Sculpture 1926.21.16 Standing Draped Woman Sculpture Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be 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
