Terracotta statuette of a standing woman

Unknown

ca. 450–400 BCE · Terracotta Fabric: (figurine is too dirty to read fabric). Slip, paint: white slip, red paint on chest. Method of manufacture: moldmade, hollow; head also hollow, molded separately. Base in one mold with torso. Back, venting: back handmade, flattened. Very large rectangular ("open door") vent from chest to base. · Greek and Roman Art

Large in scale with its high base and elaborate hairdo, the statuette is a good example of a common Boeotian type of the Classical period.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 450–400 BCE

Medium

Terracotta Fabric: (figurine is too dirty to read fabric). Slip, paint: white slip, red paint on chest. Method of manufacture: moldmade, hollow; head also hollow, molded separately. Base in one mold with torso. Back, venting: back handmade, flattened. Very large rectangular ("open door") vent from chest to base.

Culture

Greek, Boeotian

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Richard P. Lasser, 1975