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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1919.515
Title
Seated Girl
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture, statuette
Date
323-31 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Tanagra (Boeotia)
Period
Hellenistic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/292773

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta, remains of white slip
Technique
Mold-made
Dimensions
10.2 x 4.7 cm (4 x 1 7/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Mr. & Mrs. William de Forest Thomson; gift to Fogg Art Museum, 1919.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William de Forest Thomson
Accession Year
1919
Object Number
1919.515
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
A little girl dressed in a high-belted, short-sleeved chiton, sitting on a stool. Right arm bent and held at waist. Left arm pendant with hand on left thigh. Legs slightly apart with feet resting squarely on ground. Hair is short, curly, parted in the center and holds a wreath. Back is unmodeled and has a large rectangular vent hole. Head was broken off and replaced, may not be original to body. (Far right in photograph)

Fairly hard pink clay; remains of white slip.

Verification Level

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