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Seated Woman with Child

Seated Woman with Child

SculptureRoman3rd century CE

Seated Woman with Child

3rd century CE

Description

A matronly woman is seated on a curved seat with small child held on her lap. She is wearing a heavy himation that is draped over her shoulders and gathered across her legs. A child is lying on its back and sprawled across the mother's or nurses's lap. Hard reddish-brown clay with gray surface; traces of white slip.

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Mold-made

Medium

Terracotta, traces of white slip

Culture

Roman

Period

Roman Imperial period

Century

3rd century CE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

16 x 5.5 cm (6 5/16 x 2 3/16 in.)

Provenance

Edward P. Bliss; bequeathed to Fogg Art Museum, 1916

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