COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
AIC_.1889.407
AMICA Library Year:
1999
Object Type:
Sculpture
Creator Name:
Unknown
Creator Nationality:
European; Southern European; Greek
Creator Dates/Places:
Europe,Greece,Greater Athens,Athens
Creator Name-CRT:
Greek (Attic)
Title:
Statuette of a Seated Girl
Title Type:
preferred
View:
front view
Creation Date:
Hellenistic Period, 330/320 B.C.
Creation Start Date:
-330
Creation End Date:
-320
Materials and Techniques:
Terracotta
Subject Description:
This small child belongs to a type of which several examples have come to light in Attica, most notable in late fourth-century contexts in the sanctuary of Artemis at Brauron. This type is characterized by the child's high-girt chiton, broad round face, and centrally parted hair. This terracotta statuette may have functioned in antiquity as a votive offering in a sanctuary, or as a toy, or perhaps both.
Creation Place:
Early Western World,Ancient Mediterranean,Ancient Greece,Attica (anc.)
Dimensions:
H.: 10.8 cm (4-1/4 in.)
AMICA Contributor:
The Art Institute of Chicago
Owner Location:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
ID Number:
1889.407
Credit Line:
The Art Institute of Chicago, Museum Purchase Fund
Related Image Identifier Link:
AIC_.E26954.TIF
