Terracotta statuette of a woman

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3rd century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

The use of molds and the plastic medium of terracotta allowed Greek sculptors to explore variations on a theme with relative ease. Varying treatments of the head and drapery produce different effects in these two statuettes, each depicting an elegant standing woman draped in a himation (cloak) and holding a fan.

Artist

Unknown

Date

3rd century BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Boeotian

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1906