Terracotta Statuette of a Woman Shaping a Loaf in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, February 2008

Terracotta statuette of a woman shaping a loaf
Greek, Boeotian, 1st quarter of the 5th century BC

Accession # 55.11.6

This is one of a large group of figurines of women variously engaged in preparing food. They were produced in Boeotia during the 5th century BC. Here a woman leans over a square trough and works a mass of dough into a flat loaf. A dog or pig lies at the base.

Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.