SculptureGreek4th-1st century BCE
Nude Seated Woman
323-31 BCE
Description
Nude woman, probably Aphrodite, seated on a rock. Drapery over her left arm and hand. Melon type coiffure, brownish surface. Back modeled, oval vent hole, lower half repaired with pink clay from interior. Head fastened at neck may not be original.
Dimensions
13.8 x 5.8 cm (5 7/16 x 2 5/16 in.)
Provenance
Misses Katherine B. and Mary D. Upham; loan to Fogg Art Museum, 1908.
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