Torso of a woman
Culture: Greek
Period: Hellenistic
Date: 2nd-1st century B.C.
Medium: Marble
Dimensions:
height: 29 3/4 in. (75.5 cm)
width: 19 3/16 in. (48.8 cm)
depth: 11 5/8 in. (29.6 cm)
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by L.E. Bruni Family Charitable Trust of the San Antonio Area Foundation
Object number: 89.63.2
Provenance: sold, Sotheby's, London, July 10-11, 1989, lot 215 to San Antonio Museum of Art
Published References
Sotheby's, London, 10/11 July 1989, lot 215.
Label Text
This torso of a woman probably came from a full-length statue of a goddess. She wears a thin chiton under a himation, or mantle, which is draped over her left shoulder and wrapped around her thighs. The chiton is belted under her breasts; the hole in the belt allowed the attachment of a knot or bow in metal or in another piece of marble. (Jessica Powers 2008)
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