SculptureGreek6th-5th century BCE

Votive Figurine of a Woman

6th-early 5th century BCE

Description

Flat lead figurine of a woman in a long skirt facing left. Her breasts are rendered by small raised dots and her skirt is decorated with vertical stripes or pleats. The proper left hand is placed on the hip; the proper right arm, lower part of the skirt, the feet, and the top of the head are missing. Similar figurines indicate that the woman was originally equipped with a high headgear. The plain back of the figurine suggests that it was cast in a one-sided mold.

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Cast

Medium

Lead

Culture

Greek

Period

Archaic period

Century

6th-5th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

3.2 x 1.5 cm (1 1/4 x 9/16 in.)

Provenance

Humfry Payne Collection (?-1936), England. [Galerie Gunter Puhze, Freiburg, Germany, 2001], sold; to The Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University (2001-2012), transfer; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2012.