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Statuette of a woman leaning on a pillar
Greek
Hellenistic Period
late 3rd or early 2nd B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Turkey, Myrina
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
38 cm (14 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of W. A. Gardner
Accession Number07.865
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
Burr, Terra-cottas from Myrina (MFA), no. 102.
DescriptionStatuette of a standing draped woman leaning on a pillar. She is resting her right hand on her hip and her left elbow on a pillar. On the front of the pillar there is a figure of nude Eros wearing a floral crown. The woman is wearing a long chiton and an himation that wraps all around her body. She wears a wreath and earrings. Her hair is wavy and drawn back in a knot. The little Eros has an himation wrapped around his left arm and brought behind his body. The pillar stands on a low plinth and has a molded capital.
Left forearm of the woman and both arms of Eros are missing.
Face cream-color; hair reddish brown; garments pink with blue stripes and borders.
Red clay.
Left forearm of the woman and both arms of Eros are missing.
Face cream-color; hair reddish brown; garments pink with blue stripes and borders.
Red clay.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; purchased from Edward Perry Warren by W. A. Gardner; gift of W. A. Gardner to MFA, December 12, 1907