Standing Female Figure
323-31 BCE
Description
Woman with wavy hair parted in the center and gathered in a knot at the back of her head. She is wearing a chiton with long, straight folds, and a large diagonal fold of her himation is supported by her arms. Flat, rectangular plinth, upper back slightly modeled with a small, rectangular vent hole. Head was broken off and repaired and the lef front and back right corner of the base as well as a portion of her right hand is missing. (Left-hand figure in photograph). Incisor tool marks visible in hair. Significant surface damage to terracotta (mold?).
Dimensions
16 x 5.6 cm (6 5/16 x 2 3/16 in.) Base: 6.5 x 5.1 cm (2 9/16 x 2 in.)
Provenance
Joseph C. Hoppin; bequeathed to Fogg Art Museum, 1925.
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