Girl with Dove in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, June 2010

Statuette of a Maiden
Greek, East Greek, Archaic Period, late 6th century B.C.

Place of Manufacture: Miletus, Turkey

Dimensions: 20.1 cm (7 15/16 in.)

Medium or Technique: Terracotta

Classification: Sculpture

Accession Number: 34.121

Statuette of a Maiden. Clad in Ionic chiton and himation. She stands on oblong base, with left foot advanced, holding in right hand a dove pressed against her breast. With left hand she lifts fold of himation. Her hair falls down her back in a mass of nine curls; four other curls fall over her shoulders and chest. Remains of red paint visible on hair, garment, and base. Red clay with golden mica.

Text from: www.mfa.org/collections/object/statuette-of-a-maiden-246007