Woman with a Fan

Culture: Ancient Greek, c.900–31 BCE
Period: Hellenistic period, 323–31 BCE
Date: 3rd century BCE
Material: Terracotta
associated with: Tanágra, Sterea Ellás-Évvoia region, Greece, Europe
Classification: Ceramics, sculpture
Collection: Ancient Art
Current Location: Not on view
Dimensions: height: 10 in. (25.4 cm)
Credit Line: Museum Purchase
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 118:1951

NOTES

As today, individuals in antiquity found ways to express their devotion to the gods. Whether maintaining a small altar at home for the worship of a particular deity, or presenting gifts called votives, at sanctuaries or graves, many of the objects that survive from antiquity served a ritual function. Terracotta objects reflect the most common medium for votive and dedicatory items because of its availability and affordability.

Provenance

- 1951
Mathias Komor, New York, NY, USA

1951 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Mathias Komor [1]

Notes:
[1] Sales receipt, dated March 15, 1951 [SLAM document files]. Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control of the City Art Museum, March 8, 1951.

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