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Woman with Himation and Petasos
Greek
about 5th century B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Boiotia, Tanagra
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
21.7 cm (8 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession Number01.7802
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionStatuette of standing woman. Himation pulled as veil over head; wears petasos and carries a fan. Red on the edge and the peak of the petasos, and on the fan. Ruddy color on face and neck; deep red on lips; traces of pink on himation, and black on eyes and brows.
ProvenanceBy 1901: with E. P. Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought in Paris.); purchased by MFA from E. P. Warren, December 1901