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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
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
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