Terracotta figure of a woman

Unknown

mid-5th century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

The sculptural type of a woman wearing a peplos becomes prominent during the second quarter of the fifth century B.C., especially in small bronzes. Contemporary works in terracotta on this scale are exceedingly rare. It is possible that this piece served as a model for the preparation of molds from which bronze representations would have been cast.

Artist

Unknown

Date

mid-5th century BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1906