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Accession_Number 23.11.31B1
Shape Figurine
Shape_description Goddess facing left, wearing a tiered headdress over long, styled hair, and a long skirt marked with vertical stripes/drapes? The right arm terminates with a small crescent.
Material Lead
Fabric Spartan
Fabric_description
Munsell_color
Decoration
Inscriptions
Condition The left arm has broken off at the shoulder, and the lower part of the skirt has broken off diagonally. There is a small chip on the headdress.
Technique/Style Relief plaque
Provenance Said to be taken from the Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia, Sparta
Period Archaic
Date 7-5 c.
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Artist
Attribution
Image

2003.96.0026.jpg
Top view of a Spartan figurine, showing the missing areas of the arm and skirt.

2003.96.0027.jpg
Top view of part of a Spartan figurine, showing the missing areas of the arm.

2005.06.0009.jpg
Top view of a Spartan figurine, showing the missing areas of the arm and skirt.

2005.06.0010.jpg
Top view of a Spartan figurine, showing the missing areas of the arm and skirt.
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Height 5.4
Diameters
Handle_height
Other_dims. W. 1.5
Location 11.1.9
Edited_by Sarah; Liz
Date_edited 02.06.2005; 21.06.2007
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