Harvard Art Museums > 1916.348: Seated Woman with Child 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"Seated Woman with Child , 1916.348,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 24, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/292401. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1916.348 Title Seated Woman with Child Classification Sculpture Work Type statuette, sculpture Date 3rd century CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Attica Period Roman Imperial period Culture Roman Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/292401 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta, traces of white slip Technique Mold-made Dimensions 16 x 5.5 cm (6 5/16 x 2 3/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Edward P. Bliss; bequeathed to Fogg Art Museum, 1916 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Edward P. Bliss Accession Year 1916 Object Number 1916.348 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 A matronly woman is seated on a curved seat with small child held on her lap. She is wearing a heavy himation that is draped over her shoulders and gathered across her legs. A child is lying on its back and sprawled across the mother's or nurses's lap. Hard reddish-brown clay with gray surface; traces of white slip. Publication History Claireve Grandjouan, Terracottas and Plastic Lamps of the Roman Period (Princeton, NJ, American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 1961)., p. 44; pl. 3, cf. 33 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
