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Accession_Number 34.10.20
Shape Figurine
Shape_description
Material Terracotta
Fabric Perhaps Boeotian
Fabric_description
Munsell_color 5YR 6/6
Decoration Squatting youth; entirely hollow. Right leg drawn up, hand on knee, left leg bent round in front, left hand on ground. Clay deep orange. Trace of pink on body, red at back of head.
Inscriptions
Condition Intact and complete. The figure is almost entirely covered by a grey deposit, which makes the surface feel rough. Small detail still remains, on the face, the nose, mouth and one eye. The right foot is also detailed.
Technique/Style
Provenance
Period
Date 450
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution
Image

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Front view of a Boeotian figurine, showing the front of a squatting youth.

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Side view of a Boeotian figurine, showing the front of a squatting youth.

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Side view of a Boeotian figurine, showing the interior of a squatting youth.

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Side view of a Boeotian figurine, showing the back of a squatting youth.
Comparanda
Bibliography
Archive_Ref reference 1
reference 2
Beazley_DB
Height H. 9.1
Diameters Diam. 4.9
Handle_height
Other_dims. W of foot. 6.2
Location Education
Edited_by Georgina; Kinsey; Joana Varela
Date_edited 29.08.2002; 06.01.2006; 05.04.2017
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