Terracotta statuette of a woman

Unknown

2nd century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

This statuette holds a cloak across its body and crosses its arms in a pose, the so-called "Pudicitia" type, often used for full-scale statues of women in the late Hellenistic period. The pose puts the figurine into the 2nd century B.C. By this time, the mainland Greek workshops no longer produce figurines of this quality, so it is most likely from an Asia Minor workshop.

Artist

Unknown

Date

2nd century BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, perhaps from Asia Minor

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Mrs. Saidie Adler May, 1930