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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