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Seated goddess
Greek
Archaic Period
6th century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
Height: 20.8 cm (8 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession Number01.7765
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionSeated goddess. Figure of "sanis" type, seated in a circular chair with high back. Chiton and chair decorated with dingy black vertical and horizontal lines. Eyelids, brows, eyes, hair and kalathos in same color. Broken in several places. Purple in kalathos. Table (01.7766) goes with it.
ProvenanceBy 1901: with E. P. Warren (according to Warren's records: Found together [with 01.7766] in a tomb near Thebes: bought in Athens direct from Thebes.); purchased by MFA from E. P. Warren, December 1901