Figurine of a Woman
Figurine of a Woman
Place of OriginGreece, probably from Tanagra in Boeotia
Date325-300 BCE
Dimensions10 1/8 × 4 × 3 1/4 in. (25.7 × 10.1 × 8.2 cm)
MediumMolded terracotta with painted decoration
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineGift of The Georgia Welles Apollo Society
Object number
1993.63
On View
Toledo Museum of Art (2445 Monroe Street), Gallery, 02, Classic
Collections
Exhibition HistoryToledo Museum of Art, A Decade of Giving: The Apollo Society at the Toledo Museum of Art, 1996, p. 20, repr. (col.).
- Decorative Arts
Toledo Museum of Art, Inspired Giving: The Apollo Society 25th Anniversary Exhibition, October 15, 2010-February 13, 2011, p. 23, repr. (col.) p. 23.
Comparative ReferencesSee also Higgins, R., Tanagra and the Figurines, London, 1985.cf. Higgins, R., Greek Terracottas, London, 1967, p. 43, no. D.
Label TextThe ancient Greeks made figures in wood, metal, and ceramic as offerings for tombs, temples, and household altars. Elegantly dressed in the height of fashion, this woman may represent a goddess but is more likely a worshipper. Quantities of these types of statues were found in tombs and temple sites in a small town called Tanagra in central Greece. They were created by using two molds, one for the front of the statue and one for the back, with many of the details formed separately and added before firing in a kiln. They were then painted to look as natural as possible.4th - 6th century CE (?)
4th-3rd century BCE
5th century BCE?
3rd century BCE
about 550-525 BCE
1500-1200 BCE
about 300 BCE
about 450-430 BCE
mid 8th-early 5th Century BCE
Ptolemaic Dynasty, about 210 BCE.
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