Harvard Art Museums > 2003.100.44: Seated Statuette of a Goddess 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 Statuette of a Goddess , 2003.100.44,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/91877. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2003.100.44 Title Seated Statuette of a Goddess Classification Sculpture Work Type sculpture Date c. 500-470 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia Period Archaic period, Late, to Early Classical Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/91877 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta, mold made Dimensions 17.5 x 10.5 cm (6 7/8 x 4 1/8 in.) 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Ex collection Professor Mason Hammond, Pope Professor of Latin Language and Literature, Departments of the Classics and of History, Harvard University Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the daughters of Florence and Mason Hammond Accession Year 2003 Object Number 2003.100.44 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 This seated female figure on throne is mold made from two pieces with a smooth back and molded front. A triangular fragment is missing from the bottom of the back, otherwise the object is intact. Made of light tan clay covered almost completely with a darker brown surface. The female figure sits in rigid frontally on a throne with her feet on a projecting foot stool. No arms are visible. Her long straight garment extends from her shoulders to her ankles. It is fastened at the shoulders by a disc shaped appliqués, a necklace with three oval objects hangs from beneath these buttons. Below this, in her lap, is a crescent-shaped object in relief flanked by two bean-shaped objects also n relief. The edges of her garment are outlined by a sharp groove and the outer edges of her garment are similarly set off from the throne. The back of the throne projects on either side and then descends to an expanded flattened area on which the figure sits. The edge of the statuette curves inward towards the base. The figure's small mold-made head features a high roll-like coiffeur with heavy locks descending to the shoulders from behind the ears. The head is surmounted by a tall cylindrical polis with flat top. From Magna Graecia. 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
