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Standing peplophoros, with weight on left leg, right leg bent and advanced. Arms at sides; right hand holds edge of fold—peplos is open down right side. Headdress is probably a stephane (too low for a peplos). Waves frame forehead, long hair to shoulders. High, square base, rounded in back. Face is Severe style.
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Title: Terracotta statuette of a woman
Period: Classical
Date: 1st half of 5th century BCE
Culture: Greek, probably Attic
Medium:
Terracotta
Dimensions: H. 12 1/8 in. (30.8 cm)
Classification: Terracottas
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1906
Accession Number: 06.1156
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