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)
3rd-2nd century B.C.E.
1st century CE (or 19th century immitation)
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5, about 2400 BCE.
6th-7th Century
about 300 BCE
Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5, about 2400 BCE.
about 1500 BCE
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