Seated Figure of a Woman (1–200 CE): Art, History and Details

Seated Figure of a Woman (1–200 CE) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

Although the original subject of this ancient Roman statue fragment is unknown, the cut stone at the back of its base indicates that the statue rested on a ledge, probably incorporated into a larger sculptural group. The nude upper body and relaxed pose suggest an alluring mythical woman, like Venus or a nymph, a beautiful female spirit that embodies elements of nature such as water, woods, or mountains.

Object facts

• Title: Seated Figure of a Woman
• Date: 1–200 CE
• Culture: Italy, Roman
• Type: Sculpture
• Technique: marble
• Dimensions: Overall: 50.9 x 26.8 cm (20 1/16 x 10 9/16 in.)
• Collection: GR - Roman
• Department: Greek and Roman Art
• Accession number: 1920.174

Collection credit

Gift of Mrs. John Huntington

Further reading listed by the museum

• "Accessions." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 7, no. 7 (1920): 109-10.

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