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The sculptural type of a woman wearing a peplos becomes prominent during the second quarter of the fifth century B.C., especially in small bronzes. Contemporary works in terracotta on this scale are exceedingly rare. It is possible that this piece served as a model for the preparation of molds from which bronze representations would have been cast.
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Title: Terracotta figure of a woman
Period: Classical
Date: mid-5th century BCE
Culture: Greek
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: H. 17 3/4 in. (45 cm)
Classification: Terracottas
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1906
Object Number: 06.1151
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