SculptureGreek4th-1st century BCE
Standing Girl with Ball
late 4th-late 1st century BCE
Description
Young girl holding a ball in her right arm, as if she is about to throw it. Head inclined and turned to the right, "melon" type coiffure. Wearing himation and chiton. Right arm and shoulder were broken off and repaired. Back unmodelled, with a small, rectangular venthole. (2nd from right in photograph) Hard gray clay, faint traces of white slip.
Dimensions
16.8 x 7.4 cm (6 5/8 x 2 15/16 in.) Base: 5.7 x 4.4 cm (2 1/4 x 1 3/4 in.)
Provenance
Joseph C. Hoppin; bequeathed to Fogg Art Museum, 1925.
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