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Standing Draped Maiden
(Ancient Greece )
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.
Provenance
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Hirsch (?); Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1914(?), by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1990-1991 | The Coroplast's Art: Greek Terracottas of the Hellenistic World. The College Art Gallery, The College at New Paltz/SUNY, New Paltz. |
| 1988-1989 | From Alexander to Cleopatra: Greek Art of the Hellenistic Age. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Italy, Taranto (Tarentum) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
13 3/4 x 4 1/2 x 3 7/16 in. (35 x 11.5 x 8.7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1914 (?)
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.288