Painted terracotta statuette of a standing woman in a long gown with red sash and high red hair, on a plain square base.

Statuette of a Woman, Ancient Greek Terracotta

A painted terracotta statuette shows a standing woman in a long pleated chiton with a red sash tied at the waist. Her red hair is arranged in a high coiffure, and her arms hang at her sides, with traces of yellow and red polychromy on the drapery and base.

Artist: Ancient Greek
Date: about 450 BCE
Medium: terracotta, polychromy
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 843 × 1686 px

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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Katherine K. Adler Memorial Fund

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