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.
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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