c. 300 BCE - 300 CE
Egyptian, Ptolemaic or Roman. Mold made standing statuette with arms held into waist wearing wig with long parallel tresses resting on breast. Back smooth. Made from a worn mold.
7.1 x 2 cm (2 13/16 x 13/16 in.)
Terracotta with overall white slip and painted details
4th century BCEGreekHard-paste porcelain with polychrome enamel decoration
18th centuryGermanTerracotta; red clay, buff slip, traces of white, red and blue paint
4th century BCEGreekMarble
19th centuryAmericanRed porphyry (head) and white marble (garment)
17th centuryItalianLimestone
16th-13th century BCEEgyptianTerracotta
RomanLimestone; from central pillar of North Cave, northern Xiangtangshan Caves, Wu'an, Hebei province
6th centuryChinese
Thread, cardboard, and paper wrapper, inscribed in graphite, stamped
20th centuryGermanPlaster with remains of paint and glass inlays
3rd century CEEgyptian
Mahogany
20th centuryAmericanWood with polychrome
19th centuryGerman