Draped Torso of a Woman

Ancient Greek

3rd/2nd century BCE

Draped Torso of a Woman by Ancient Greek

Medium

terracotta

Dimensions

7 × 4 × 2.5 cm (2 3/4 × 1 1/2 × 1 in.)

Classification

earthenware

Department

Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

328

About the Artist

Ancient Greek

The artist known simply as "Ancient Greek" represents the anonymous masters of Attic vase painting, a cornerstone of Classical Greek art from the Archaic and Classical periods (circa 700–300 BCE). Little is known of their personal life, as ancient Greek potters and painters rarely signed their works or left biographical traces; early life and training remain not well documented. These creators ope...

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