Seated Woman with Child, 3rd century CE

Seated Woman with Child

3rd century CE · Sculpture

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Not on view at present

Where is “Seated Woman with Child” now? Collection: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge. Not on view at present. Checked October 12, 2026.

Harvard Art Museums

Cambridge, United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

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About the sculpture

A matronly woman is seated on a curved seat with small child held on her lap. She is wearing a heavy himation that is draped over her shoulders and gathered across her legs. A child is lying on its back and sprawled across the mother's or nurses's lap.

Hard reddish-brown clay with gray surface; traces of white slip.

Harvard Art Museums

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Accession number
1916.348

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On view at Harvard Art Museums

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