A Hellenistic Terracotta Statue of a Seated Woman
Terracotta
height 18.4 cm
height 7 1/4 in
height 7 1/4 in
MD.21
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A Hellenistic terracotta statue of an enthroned mother and child. Depicted seated on a high backed throne, with child on the left, wearing a heavy peplos. These finely moulded figures,...
A Hellenistic terracotta statue of an enthroned mother and child. Depicted seated on a high backed throne, with child on the left, wearing a heavy peplos. These finely moulded figures, often highly decorated, rose in popularity during the 4th and 3rd centuries B.C. Common themes include fashionable women, gods and goddesses, heroic athletes, and bacchanalian merriment.