Statuette of a Woman Holding a Phiale
Statuette of a Woman Holding a Phiale
Place of OriginGreece, Boeotia or possibly Turkey
Datemid-5th century BCE
DimensionsH: 12 1/8 in. (30.8 cm); W: 3 7/8 in. (9.9 cm); Depth: 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)
MediumEarthenware; molded and hand-finished earthenware, pale orange clay with white slip and traces of pink and red polychromy.
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineGift of the Popplestone Family
Object number
2006.84
On View
Toledo Museum of Art (2445 Monroe Street), Gallery, 02, Classic
DescriptionFigure of a standing woman. She wears the peplos with long overfold and a sakkos on her head. In her right hand she holds a phiale; in her left, an oinochoe (?).
Published ReferencesFragments of Time XXXV (2003) no. 23.Comparative ReferencesCf. Louvre CA 1263 (Boeotia)
26th Dynasty (664–525 BCE), about 650 BCE
3rd-2nd century BCE
1st century CE (or 19th century immitation)
5th Dynasty (2498–2345 BCE)
about 300 BCE
about 300 BCE
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