Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2010

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Standing female figure

mid-5th century B.C.
Height: 20.5 cm (8 1/16 in.)
Terracotta

Classification: Sculpture

Culture: Greek, East Greek

Period: Classical Period

Accession number: 2009.4960

Description: Female figure, standing on a base, wearing a peplos. Her right hand is raised to her breast.

Provenance/Ownership History: By date unknown: collection of Mrs. Mela (probably Andromache Mela [1871-1962], the daughter of Heinrich Schliemann [1822-1890]); 1948: given by Mrs. Mela to Constance Dena (Conaxis) Paton, Massachusetts; by descent to her daughters, Dawna Lisa Paton and Mena Charlene Paton; 2009: gift of Mena Charlene Paton and Dawna Lisa Paton to MFA. November 18, 2009

Gift of Mena Charlene Paton and Dawna Lisa Paton in memory of their mother, Constance Dena Conaxis Paton