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Marble female figure

2300–2200 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 151
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.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 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
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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