Unknown Greek
Statuette of a Seated Draped Female Figure

CultureGreek (Boeotian)
Titles
  • Statuette of a Seated Draped Female Figure
Date325–150 BC
Made inTanagra, Greece
MediumTerracotta with slip and traces of polychrome paint
DimensionsOverall: 7 5/8 × 4 × 4 7/8 in. (19.4 × 10.2 × 12.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Miss Annette Finnigan
Object number37.14
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
200 Jamail Atrium
On view

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Department
Antiquities
Object Type
Provenance[Theodore Zoumpoulakis, Athens, by 1934]; purchased by Miss Annette Finnigan (1873–1940), Houston, 1934–1937; given to MFAH, 1937.
Exhibition History"Ten Centuries that Shaped the West," The Rice Institute for the Arts, Houston, October 15, 1970–January 3, 1971; Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, February 3–April 1, 1971; Witte Memorial Museum, San Antonio, May 16–July 11, 1971.

"The Houston Women Exhibit," The Harris County Heritage Society, Houston, February 4–May 5, 1990.

"Looking at Sculpture!," Houston Public Library Branches: Jesse Jones (Central branch) February 4–March 1, 1992; Kashmere Gardens, March 3–29, 1992; Bracewell, March 31–May 3, 1992; Robinson-Westchase, May 4–31, 1992; Collier, June 2–28, 1992.

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