Seated Woman | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1925.30.86
Title: Seated Woman
Classification: Sculpture
Work Type: sculpture, statuette
Date: late 6th century BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Attica
Period: Archaic period
Culture: Greek
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/291599

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: H. 10 cm (3 15/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Joseph C. Hoppin
Accession Year: 1925
Object Number: 1925.30.86
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Block-like figure seated on throne, limbs of figure and back and side of throne barely articulated; arms rest with hands on knees, feet on stool. Either a fillet or curled hair in semi-circle over forehead; plain veil, no crown. Small hole on bottom of base. Mold-made.

Publication History

George M. A. Hanfmann, Greek Art and Life, An Exhibition Catalogue, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1950), no. 154.

Exhibition History

Greek Art and Life: From the Collections of the Fogg Art Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and Private Lenders, Fogg Art Museum, 03/07/1950 - 04/15/1950

Verification Level

This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

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1925.30.86: Seated Woman