Terracotta statuette of a woman
This statuette holds a cloak across its body and crosses its arms in a pose, the so-called "Pudicitia" type, often used for full-scale statues of women in the late Hellenistic period. The pose puts the figurine into the 2nd century B.C. By this time, the mainland Greek workshops no longer produce figurines of this quality, so it is most likely from an Asia Minor workshop.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta statuette of a woman
- Period: Hellenistic
- Date: 2nd century BCE
- Culture: Greek, perhaps from Asia Minor
- Medium: Terracotta
- Dimensions: H. 11 3/4 in. (29.8 cm)
- Classification: Terracottas
- Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Saidie Adler May, 1930
- Object Number: 30.117
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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