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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1916.338
Title
Standing Woman
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/292937

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta, remains of white slip, traces of paint
Technique
Mold-made
Dimensions
15.3 x 4.6 cm (6 x 1 13/16 in.)
Original base: 5.1 x 2.7 cm (2 x 1 1/16 in.)
Added base: 5 cm (1 15/16 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
1916.338
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Young woman standing in a chiton with himation wrapped around shoulders. "Melon" type coiffure with large knot at the back of her neck. Figure is attached to a flat, rectangular plinth that does not belong to the original figure. Back is modeled with a small, irregular vent hole. Traces of red on hair and purplish blue on the himation and chiton. Head was broken off and repaired.

Soft, pale, yellowish brown clay; remains of white slip; traces of Egyptian blue and iron oxide red.

Publication History

  • George M. A. Hanfmann, Greek Art and Life, An Exhibition Catalogue, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1950), no. 173.
  • Laura Mau, "A Pigment Analysis of Greek Hellenistic Tanagra Figurines" (thesis (certificate in conservation), Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, 1991), Unpublished, pp. 1-7 passim

Exhibition History

  • Greek Art and Life: From the Collections of the Fogg Art Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and Private Lenders, Fogg Art Museum, 03/07/1950 - 04/15/1950

Verification Level

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