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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