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Woman with headdress

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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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