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Seated on a rocky base, right leg crossed over left, right elbow leaning on right knee. Left hand rests on top of base. Finely folded chiton girded high. Hair parted at center, gathered into bun at nape.
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Title: Terracotta statuette of a seated woman
Period: Hellenistic
Date: late 4th–3rd century BCE
Culture: Greek, probably Attic
Medium:
Terracotta
; Fabric: fine reddish orange (5 YR 6/6) with small sparkling inclusions.
Slip, paint: white slip, pink paint on face, blue (?) on rocky base.
Method of manufacture: moldmade, hollow.
Back, venting: back moldmade, rectangular vent in back of seat, open u
Dimensions: H. 5 5/16 in. (13.5 cm)
Classification: Terracottas
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1906
Object Number: 06.1095
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