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Terracotta miniature female figure

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Terracotta miniature female figure

Period:: Late Helladic IIIA
Date:: ca. 1370–1340 B.C.
Culture:: Helladic, Mycenaean
Medium:: Terracotta
Dimensions:: H. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm)
Classification:: Terracottas
Credit Line:: Fletcher Fund, 1936
Accession Number:: 36.11.7

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 151

Description

This figure is of the phi type. Although miniature examples are common, their precise meaning is not known.
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What
Sculpture (24,354)

Clay (23,658)

Terracotta (8,374)

Statues (4,252)

Figurines (3,399)
Where
Europe (150,013)

Greece (6,289)

Peloponnese (405)

Mycenae (135)
When
2000-1000 B.C. (18,741)
In the Museum
Greek and Roman Art (17,330)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Southern Europe, 2000–1000 B.C.

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