Standing Woman Holding at Swath of Fabric
425-375 BCE
Description
Wearing peplos falling over waist band in graduated folds; upper part plain, skirt falling in small folds. Right arm pendant, left arm raised and bent. Broad fillet held obliquely in front. Bent right leg drawn forward. Small face resting on long neck. Elaborate headdress surmounted by high, plain stephane. High rectangular plinth. Traces of red on hair, neck, dress, base. Very large rectangular venthole. Bottom open. Piece missing from back of base. Head reinforced with plaster. Base repaired. Hard, pale yellowish-brown clay; powdery surface; remains of white slip; traces of iron oxide red.
Dimensions
33 x 11.2 cm (13 x 4 7/16 in.) Base: 9 x 6.5 cm (3 9/16 x 2 9/16 in.)
Provenance
Mr. & Mrs. William de Forest Thomson; gift to Fogg Art Museum, 1919.
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