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Nude torso terminates just above knees; arms terminate at biceps, the limbs were never added. Large, deeply set, downturned eyes suggest a 4th-century date, as do fleshy, parted lips. Hair tied up in high sakkos and tied with bow-knot. Added disc earrings.
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Title: Terracotta limbless "doll"
Period: Classical
Date: late 5th–early 4th century BCE
Culture: Greek, Attic
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: H. 6 1/4 in. (15.8 cm)
Classification: Terracottas
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
Object Number: 20.205
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