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Nude Seated Woman

Nude Seated Woman

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.

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Mold-made

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek

Period

Hellenistic period

Century

4th-1st century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

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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