Standing Girl
323-31 BCE
Description
Girl clothed in a short-sleeved, high belted chiton. Right leg is advanced and left leg is exposed under chiton. Face is very round and child-like. Figure has short, curly hair and clearly defined details. Protruding belly and "baby fat" features. Back is modeled with no vent hole. Right arm and shoulder were repaired and the right foot is broken off and missing. (2nd from left in photograph) Hard, gray clay; traces of white slip.
Dimensions
13.2 x 4.9 cm (5 3/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Provenance
Joseph C. Hoppin; bequeathed to Fogg Art Museum, 1925.
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