Standing Girl | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1925.30.103
Title: Standing Girl
Classification: Sculpture
Work Type: statuette, sculpture
Date: 323-31 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Tanagra (Boeotia)
Period: Hellenistic period
Culture: Greek
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/291123

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Terracotta, traces of white slip
Technique: Mold-made
Dimensions: 13.2 x 4.9 cm (5 3/16 x 1 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Joseph C. Hoppin; bequeathed to Fogg Art Museum, 1925.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Joseph C. Hoppin
Accession Year: 1925
Object Number: 1925.30.103
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Girl clothed in a short-sleeved, high belted chiton. Right leg is advanced and left leg is exposed under chiton. Face is very round and child-like. Figure has short, curly hair and clearly defined details. Protruding belly and "baby fat" features. Back is modeled with no vent hole. Right arm and shoulder were repaired and the right foot is broken off and missing. (2nd from left in photograph)

Hard, gray clay; traces of white slip.

Verification Level

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