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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1925.30.134
Title
Draped Woman
Other Titles
Former Title: Standing Goddess (Forgery?)
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture, statuette
Date
n.d.
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Etruria
Period
Modern
Culture
Unidentified culture
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/304231

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Mixed copper alloy
Technique
Cast, lost-wax process
Dimensions
28.6 x 11.8 x 6.2 cm (11 1/4 x 4 5/8 x 2 7/16 in.)
Technical Details

Chemical Composition: ICP-MS/AAA data from sample, Mixed Copper Alloy:

Point 1: Cu, 86.48; Sn, 9.96; Pb, 0.77; Zn, 2.29; Fe, 0.08; Ni, 0.1; Ag, 0.04; Sb, 0.07; As, 0.19; Bi, 0.03; Co, less than 0.005; Au, less than 0.01; Cd, less than 0.001


Point 2: Cu, 88.5; Sn, 8.52; Pb, 0.6; Zn, 1.94; Fe, 0.11; Ni, 0.1; Ag, 0.03; Sb, 0.05; As, 0.16; Bi, less than 0.025; Co, less than 0.005; Au, less than 0.01; Cd, less than 0.001

J. Riederer

Chemical Composition: XRF data from Tracer
Alloy: Mixed Copper Alloy
Alloying Elements: copper, tin, zinc
Other Elements: lead, iron, antimony

K. Eremin, January 2014

Technical Observations: The patina is a smooth black with light and reddish-brown corrosion. No red cuprite is evident, and the reddish brown that is visible may result from iron. There are casting flaws, patches, and rough tool marks on the reverse.

The figure is hollow, although it was cast with thick walls that make it very heavy. There are plugs in some of the casting flaws. The object has a cement-like core material and accretions. The surface shows tool marks from cold working done for finishing, but major casting flaws were not filled.


Carol Snow and Nina Vinogradskaya (submitted 2002)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Joseph C. Hoppin, bequest; to the 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
1925.30.134
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Published Catalogue Text: Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Bronzes at the Harvard Art Museums
The woman stands frontally, wearing an elaborate dress with mantle and holding a snake in her left hand. The woman has curling hair peeking out from under the hood of her mantle, with additional snakey locks visible on her shoulders. Her facial features—eyes, nose, mouth, and jaw—are large, and she has a long neck. The mantle is hooded, with the hood covering most of her head and coming to a corner in the back. The mantle is visible in the front at the waist in two draping curves, going just below her elbows to form sleeves, and curving behind her, although the edge of it is not indicated in the back. The exterior sleeves and shoulders of her mantle are decorated with raised lumps, possibly a fillet. She wears a band diagonally across her chest from above the right shoulder to under the left arm, with a tassel hanging down in front of her torso. Under the mantle is a long, close-fitting dress, which outlines her legs and back in front and on the reverse. She stands with her right hand raised, smallest finger held out, grasping a snake that is coiled around her lower arm. Her left hand holds her dress, raising it slightly. She stands with her heels together, feet pointed outward at angles. The details of her sandals are obscured by the accretions, but she is not barefoot. The reverse of the figure is featureless except for the indication of the body.

Lisa M. Anderson

Subjects and Contexts

  • Ancient Bronzes

Verification Level

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