Standing Woman
323-31 BCE
Description
Young woman standing in a chiton with himation wrapped around shoulders. "Melon" type coiffure with large knot at the back of her neck. Figure is attached to a flat, rectangular plinth that does not belong to the original figure. Back is modeled with a small, irregular vent hole. Traces of red on hair and purplish blue on the himation and chiton. Head was broken off and repaired. Soft, pale, yellowish brown clay; remains of white slip; traces of Egyptian blue and iron oxide red.
Dimensions
15.3 x 4.6 cm (6 x 1 13/16 in.) Original base: 5.1 x 2.7 cm (2 x 1 1/16 in.) Added base: 5 cm (1 15/16 in.)
Provenance
Edward P. Bliss; bequeathed to Fogg Art Museum, 1916.
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