The Greek Slave, by Hiram Powers, carved in 1846, marble. The sculpture is about 5 and a half feet high.

This description is about a minute and a half long.

This is a life-size, free-standing, white marble sculpture of a naked young woman; her wrists are cuffed and loosely chained together.

The woman turns her head to look down and to her left – that’s our right as we face her. She has an oval face with delicate features and a straight nose. Her wavy hair is parted in the center and pulled back into a knot at the back of her head.

Her body is smooth, and she has small breasts and a slightly rounded belly. She stands on the small circular base, which is carved from the same block of marble. Her right knee is slightly flexed. Her right hand rests on the top of a stump, which comes up to her hip. The stump is wrapped in fabric with a fringe of tassels. The fabric drapes over the stump and across the base under her feet. A small crucifix hangs from the top of the stump, below the hand there.

She holds her other hand in front of her genitalia. Each wrist is circled by a narrow manacle, and the manacles are joined by a loop of chain. The chain hangs across her right thigh.