SculptureRoman3rd century CE
Seated Woman with Child
3rd century CE
Description
A matronly woman is seated on a curved seat with small child held on her lap. She is wearing a heavy himation that is draped over her shoulders and gathered across her legs. A child is lying on its back and sprawled across the mother's or nurses's lap. Hard reddish-brown clay with gray surface; traces of white slip.
Dimensions
16 x 5.5 cm (6 5/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Provenance
Edward P. Bliss; bequeathed to Fogg Art Museum, 1916
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