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Seated woman facing front, with hands in lap, holding a garland across knees. The throne has no arms, the back topped by perpendicular palmette finials. Feet rest on square footstool. Garment is a chiton; open sleeves visible on upper arms. Her hair is bound into high sakkos, waves frame her forehead. Long, narrow face, typically Severe in style.
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Title: Terracotta statuette of an enthroned woman
Period: Classical
Date: ca. 500–450 BCE
Culture: Greek, Attic
Medium:
Terracotta
Dimensions:
Height: 8 1/2 × 5 7/8 in. (21.6 cm)
Width: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
Classification: Terracottas
Credit Line: Gift of Ernest Brummer, 1959
Object Number: 59.48.6
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