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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1920.44.110
Title
Standing Woman
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture, statuette
Date
4th century BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Cyprus
Period
Classical period, Late, to Early Hellenistic
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/292429

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta, traces of paint
Technique
Mold-made
Dimensions
13.7 x 5.4 cm (5 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.)
Base: 5.5 x 4.3 cm (2 3/16 x 1 11/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Miss Elizabeth Gaskell Norton, Boston, MA and Miss Margaret Norton, Cambridge, MA (by 1920), gift; to the Fogg Museum, 1920.

Note: The Misses Norton were daughters of Charles Elliot Norton (1827-1908).

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Misses Norton
Accession Year
1920
Object Number
1920.44.110
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Woman wrapped in himation, revealing the form of her body. Chiton visible and falls in sharp folds. Braid of hair on each shoulder though head is missing. Square base, plain back, small oval venthole.
Hard, buff-colored clay; traces of gold and blue pigment.

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