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Standing woman

Greek
Late Classical or Early Hellenistic Period
about 4th century B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Boiotia, Tanagra (?)

Medium/Technique Terracotta
Dimensions 17.8 cm (7 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Miss Aimée and Miss Rosamond Lamb
Accession Number62.957
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsSculpture

DescriptionStanding woman, wearing sakkos, earrings, long chiton and ample himation around shoulders and over left arm. Right hand clutches edge of himation; left is placed on the hip. Head broken and reglued; ancient and belonging. Encrusted. White ground visible below.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Collection of the Misses Aimée and Rosamond Lamb; gift of the Misses Aimée and Rosamond Lamb to MFA, October 10, 1962