Figurine

87-29-2

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number 87-29-2
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Date Made 1800-1899 CE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Terracotta
Technique Mould-Made
Iconography Woman
Description

Tanagra-Type. Ceramic figurine of a woman with a wreath in hair, wearing a chiton and himation draped over one arm, leaning on a pillar. Traces of brown or red pigment on hair and base of pillar, blue pigment on garments and yellow pigment on wreath and pillar. Circular opening in back.

Height 18 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. M. N. Stickley in memory of her parents Philip and Helene S. Newman, 1987

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