Terracotta statuette of a goddess

Unknown

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

The polos (headdress) identifies the figure as a goddess. She is impressive for her size, rigidity, and severity. Some traces of color survive on the edge of the overfold. There are traces of burning, either from a funerary pyre or from fire at the precinct where the statuette was dedicated.

Artist

Unknown

Date

mid-5th century BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Boeotian

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of The Honorable Herbert H. Lehman, 1953