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The standing female figurine, carrying a hydria on her head, is mold-made and solid. The back is handmade, flat at the top, and concave from the level of the chest to the broken bottom edge.
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Title: Terracotta statuette of a female votary carrying a hydria
Period: Late Cypro-Classical I–Cypro-Classical II
Date: late 5th–4th century BCE
Culture: Cypriot
Medium: Terracotta; mold-made and hand-made
Dimensions: h. 6 in. (15.2 cm)
Classification: Terracottas
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Accession Number: 74.51.1720
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