Statuette of a Seated Woman
SculptureGreek5th century

Statuette of a Seated Woman

c. 500-475 BCE

Description

Woman seated on chair, wearing poplos, feet on footstool.

Classification
Sculpture
Medium
Terracotta
Culture
Greek
Period
Archaic period, Late, to Early Classical
Century
5th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

H. 17.2 cm (6 3/4 in.)

Provenance

From Ritsos Collection, said to be from Olynthus. Robinson Collection, bequest to Fogg Art Museum, 1960.

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