Fragment of a terracotta relief of a woman and child

mid-4th century BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171
This fragment very likely belongs to a typical Tarentine relief showing a reclining male figure at whose feet stands or sits a woman holding a small child. The identity of the figures continues to be debated. The male figure may be Dionysos, the woman and child Persephone and Iakchos.

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Object Information
  • Title: Fragment of a terracotta relief of a woman and child
  • Period: Classical
  • Date: mid-4th century BCE
  • Culture: Greek, South Italian, Tarentine
  • Medium: Terracotta
  • Dimensions: 6 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. (16.51 x 12.07 cm)
  • Classification: Terracottas
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1910
  • Object Number: 10.210.166
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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