Standing Woman

SculptureGreek5th century BCE

Standing Woman

late 5th century BCE

Description

Female figure standing with right leg drawn back, dressed in short-sleeved chiton belted high. Himation thrown over left shoulder and held by left hand on hip. Right arm pendant holding fan (?). Small head with wavy hair parted in center. Workmanship poor. Spreading oval plinth. Back unmodelled. Bottom open. Oval venthole. Lower half repaired with plaster. Front of headdress chipped off. Hard, pale, reddish-brown clay with traces of white slip

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Mold-made

Medium

Terracotta, traces of white slip

Culture

Greek

Period

Classical period, High

Century

5th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

13.3 x 3.6 cm (5 1/4 x 1 7/16 in.) Base: 6.2 x 5.4 cm (2 7/16 x 2 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Joseph C. Hoppin; bequeathed to Fogg Art Museum, 1925.

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