ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Statuette of a Goddess
Place CreatedBoeotia, Greece, Europe
CultureGreek, Boeotian
PeriodArchaic
Datemid 6th century BCE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineGift of William S. Arnett
Dimensions5 13/16 x 2 5/8 in. (14.8 x 6.6 cm)
Object number1999.002.013
Label TextFlat-bodied, plank-shaped ceramic figures like this were produced in Boeotia in the 6th century BCE and have primarily been found in graves. This example is typical of those made in the middle of the century, with a bird-like face, and painted eyes and hair, which falls onto the shoulders to the either side of the face. The figure wears a necklace with a pomegranate pendant, a chest ornament decorated with diagonal striations, and a belt with pendant ribbons over a long garment with an ornamented hem. The headdress (polos) with volute indicates that the figure is likely a goddess, perhaps Demeter or Persephone.Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11,1993 - May 2004
ProvenanceEx coll. William S. Arnett (1939-2020), Atlanta, Georgia, by 1984.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Greek and Roman Art
early 6th Century BCE
early 6th century BCE
mid 6th Century BCE
early 6th Century BCE
530-525 BCE
550-500 BCE
mid 5th Century BCE
20th Century
late 1st-early 2nd Century CE
1st-2nd Century CE
early-mid 20th Century
early-mid 20th Century
