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Woman with headdress
Title:
Woman with headdress
Creation Date:
200-300 BCE
Subject:
Standing woman
Description:
A molded terracotta statue of a standing woman wearing a high headdress
Material:
Ceramic
Medium:
Terracotta
Technique:
Molding
Decorative Technique:
None
Decorative Motif:
None
Culture:
Mediterranean, Ancient
Period or Region:
Greek
Style Or Location:
Boeotia
Country of Origin:
Greece
Modern Country Name:
Greece
Category:
Sculpture
Object Type:
Statue
Dimensions:
19x8.5x67cm
Whole Or Part:
Whole
Inscription:
None
Date Accessioned:
11/10/1976
Original Information:
Blue "91"; Tag "Greek Votive Figure, Earthenware, Sawhill Collectoin"; Sawhill Gallery Catalogue "Female terracotta statue, 3rd century BC, Boetia, This piece was part of a domestic shrine. In her left hadn would have been some sort of votive offering. The drapery is treated in such a way to reveal the body beneath giving a sense of weight and volume to this figure."
Auction House Information:
Unknown
Provenance:
Unknown
Accession #:
76.1.0667a
Collection:
Madison Art
Record created:
Jan. 1, 1980
Last modified:
Aug. 24, 2010
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