Terracotta statuette of a seated woman

2nd–1st century BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171
Seated female figurines were placed at household shrines, dedicated in sanctuaries, or like this example, buried in a tomb.This statuette, along with the situla (26.164.29), flaring bowl (26.199.11a,b), and pyxis (26.199.12a,b), all displayed nearby in this case, were found together in the same tomb. As a group they provide an idea about the types of objects deemed necessary for the afterlife of the deceased.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Terracotta statuette of a seated woman
  • Period: Hellenistic
  • Date: 2nd–1st century BCE
  • Culture: Greek, Asia Minor
  • Medium: Terracotta
  • Dimensions: h. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
  • Classification: Terracottas
  • Credit Line: Gift of The American Society for the Excavation of Sardis, 1926
  • Object Number: 26.164.4
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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