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Standing Woman Holding a Box

Standing Woman Holding a Box

SculptureGreek5th-4th century BCE

Standing Woman Holding a Box

late 5th-early 4th century BCE

Description

Wearing peplos falling over waist band in graduated folds. Upper part plain, skirt falling in small pleats. Right arm bent with hand resting on breast. Left arm bent holding a square box. Right leg bent. Small face resting on long neck. Elaborate headdress surmounted by plain polos. Traces of red on hair, skirt, base. Trace of blue on upper part of peplos. Large rectangular venthole. Bottom open. Broken vertically in half and repaired. Head replaced on shoulders. Hard pale brown clay; powdery surface; remains of white slip and Egyptian blue.

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Mold-made

Medium

Terracotta, remains of white slip, traces of paint

Culture

Greek

Period

Classical period

Century

5th-4th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

37 x 11 cm (14 9/16 x 4 5/16 in.) Base: 13.1 x 7.8 cm (5 3/16 x 3 1/16 in.)

Provenance

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

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