Woman with Diadem
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Not on view at present
Where is “Woman with Diadem” now? Collection: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge. Not on view at present. Checked October 12, 2026.
Cambridge, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the sculpture
The woman wears a semicircular diadem over her hair, which is partially pulled back, with rolls on the sides, a high bun with sections of braids in the back, and a single wavy lock trailing over the right side of her neck. Her right eye is higher than her left eye, as though the figure is looking down and to the left. The eyes are somewhat deep set—the modeled upper and lower lids are clear. She has a small nose and mouth and pointed chin. The woman is nude except for a mantle that is wrapped around her. Her right arm is held down and close to her side, with one end of the mantle covering her hand. The mantle goes over her right elbow, across her lower back, under her left elbow and is then brought up over most of her torso, with the end hanging over her left wrist.
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Her left arm is also close to her side, with the forearm held diagonally across her chest, her hand covering her right breast. The legs are modeled separately but joined by metal, as are the feet. Separate toes are cursorily indicated. She stands on a circular base, which also has a small dip between the feet, as 1973.18 does. The body is somewhat muscular, particularly the left shoulder and the right arm.
Lisa M. Anderson
Harvard Art Museums
Details
- Accession number
- 1973.19
In the catalog
Sources
- Harvard Art Museums
- Image: Harvard Art Museums — © President and Fellows of Harvard College
