ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Statuette of a Goddess
Place CreatedBoeotia, Greece, Europe
CultureGreek, Boeotian
PeriodClassical
Datemid 5th Century BCE
MediumTerracotta, pigment
Credit LineGift of William S. Arnett
Dimensions9 7/16 x 2 11/16 in. (24 x 6.9 cm)
Object number1999.002.093
Label TextThe figure stands facing forward, with the proper right hand raised to the right breast. Her long wavy hair is arranged in a central part and falls behind her shoulders. She wears a long belted chiton (tunic) and a high polos (headdress) with tri-point crown, which identifies her as a goddess. Traces of painted survive on the hair, lips, eyes, polos, drapery, and rectangular base.ProvenanceEx coll. William S. Arnett (1939-2020), Atlanta, Georgia.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Greek and Roman Art
550-500 BCE
early 6th Century BCE
mid 6th Century BCE
mid 6th century BCE
early 6th Century BCE
early 6th century BCE
530-525 BCE
mid 2nd Century BCE
3rd century BCE
1st Century CE
664-525 BCE
2nd Century BCE
