SculptureGreek4th-3rd century BCE

Draped Female Statuette

c. 300 BCE

Description

Intact hollow, draped female figure with weight on left leg, muffled left arm draws drapery up around torso and upper right leg. The small mold-made head is enveloped in scarf-like headcloth. There are traces of white slip in the grooves of the folds. There is a rectangular perforation with a rounded top cut into the back side.

Classification

Sculpture

Medium

Terracotta, mold made

Culture

Greek

Period

Classical period, Late, to Early Hellenistic

Century

4th-3rd century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

15.4 x 5 x 6.4 cm (6 1/16 x 1 15/16 x 2 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Ex collection Professor Mason HAmmond, Pope Professor of Latin Language and Literature, Departments of the Classics and of History, Harvard University

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