Terracotta relief bust of a woman
The bust depicts a richly dressed woman wearing a mantel over her head and shoulders and a tiara in her abundant hair. Many painted details of the original polychromy remain, notably the delicate hands on her breast. She probably represents a goddess, perhaps Aphrodite. Although the piece was found at Sardis, it might be a Boeotian import.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta relief bust of a woman
- Period: Classical
- Date: 2nd half of the 5th century BCE
- Culture: East Greek
- Medium: Terracotta
- Dimensions: H. 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm)
- Classification: Terracottas
- Credit Line: Gift of The American Society for the Excavation of Sardis, 1926
- Object Number: 26.199.67
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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3rd–2nd century BCE
1st quarter of the 5th century BCE
ca. 520–510 BCE
4th quarter of the 6th century BCE
4th century BCE
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