Grave Naiskos of a Young Woman
about 360 B.C.
- Medium
- Marble
- Dimensions
- 72.5 × 36 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-230725
Dolls and birds were the playthings of girls, and both are shown on this grave marker that commemorates a girl on the threshold of adulthood. She holds what appears to be a limbless figurine, her right hand gently covering its head. Her gaze forms a line from the doll to the goose looking back at her. In ancient Greece, girls offered their dolls to a divinity when they reached puberty. This was a sign that they were past childhood and ready to assume the responsibilities of a wife. The slight swelling of the girl's breasts indicates that she was old enough for marriage.
Provenance
Gift of Vasek Polak
Registry history
- about 360 B.C. — Recorded in the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum — sculpture
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