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The remains of an ancient repair are of special interest. The head had broken from the long thin neck. A channel was cut into the sides of the neck and the head and then filled with lead. This technique was an established means of joining pieces in the first millennium B.C. The repair thus may be contemporary with the piece or date from more than one thousand years later.
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Title: Marble female figure
Period: Early Cycladic II
Date: 2300–2200 BCE
Culture: Cycladic
Medium: Marble
Dimensions: H. 10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm)
Classification: Stone Sculpture
Credit Line: Bequest of Alice K. Bache, 1977
Object Number: 1977.187.11
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