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title: Greek Statuette of an Emaciated Woman
author: Metropolitan Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12030/greek-statuette-of-an-emaciated-woman/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Greek Statuette of an Emaciated Woman

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## Image File

[![Greek Statuette of an Emaciated Woman](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12030.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12030.jpg)

## Image Caption

A [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) statuette of an emaciated woman from Smyrna, [Asia Minor](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/). The woman depicted has an emaciated, skeletal frame and distended belly. Her pose, dress, and youthful hairstyle indicates that she is a young woman suffering from a debilitating illness.Terracotta, 1st Century BCE.(Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Art, M. M. o. (2020, March 21). Greek Statuette of an Emaciated Woman. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12030/greek-statuette-of-an-emaciated-woman/>
### Chicago
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Greek Statuette of an Emaciated Woman." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 21, 2020. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12030/greek-statuette-of-an-emaciated-woman/>.
### MLA
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Greek Statuette of an Emaciated Woman." *World History Encyclopedia*, 21 Mar 2020, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12030/greek-statuette-of-an-emaciated-woman/>.

## License & Copyright

© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/245538) by [**Metropolitan Museum of Art**](http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/245538). Submitted by [Arienne King](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/ava.spartan.117/ "User Page: Arienne King"), published on 21 March 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.