The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 20, 2025

Statuette of a Reclining Woman

c. 100 BCE–100 CE

Greek, Hellenistic, or Roman

amber
Overall: 2.5 cm (1 in.)
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Sherman E. Lee 1964.418
Location: 102C Greek

Did You Know?

Amber can range in color from bright yellow to deep red depending on its origins.

Description

This tiny statuette is made from amber, or fossilized tree sap. A nude woman reclines against a rocky feature, surrounded by sumptuous piles of fabric which wind around her right arm and leg. Her gaze is upturned, loose hair framing her face. There are cracks throughout the figure, and she is missing both hands and some of her face. She may represent a nymph or maenad.
  • Cleveland Museum of Art. “Year in Review for 1964.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 51, no. 10 (1964): 236–66. Mentioned p. 263, no. 65 www.jstor.org
  • Year in Review (1964). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 8, 1964-January 31, 1965).
  • {{cite web|title=Statuette of a Reclining Woman|url=false|author=|year=c. 100 BCE–100 CE|access-date=20 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1964.418