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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1968.117
Title
Statuette of a Seated Female
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Lesbos
Period
Hellenistic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/289183

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta, mold made
Dimensions
9.5 x 3.5 x 1.6 cm (3 3/4 x 1 3/8 x 5/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Dr. Costas Verros
Accession Year
1968
Object Number
1968.117
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Made of red clay, this Hellenistic(?) female figure is seated with her right arm bent and right hand on chest. She grasps an object in her bent left arm. Her hair is swept up in a top know. The modelling is soft and indistinct.

Verification Level

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