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Standing Maiden in the Walters Art Museum, September 2009

Standing Maiden in the Walters Art Museum, September 2009
Standing Draped Maiden


Creator: Greek (Artist)

Period: 3rd century BC (Hellenistic)

Medium: terracotta with white slip, traces of paint and gilt (Ceramics)

Accession Number: 48.288

Measurements: 13 3/4 x 4 1/2 x 3 7/16 in. (35 x 11.5 x 8.7 cm)

Geographies: Tarentum (present-day Taranto, Italy) (Place of Origin)

The willowy shape and the draping of the fabric on top of the maiden's high, "melon" hairstyle are typically South Italian. The statuette was originally brightly painted.

Text from: art.thewalters.org/detail/2542/standing-draped-maiden/

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