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Accession_Number REDMG:1953.25.105
Shape Figurine
Shape_description Fragment
Material Plaster
Fabric Roman
Fabric_description
Munsell_color 10YR 8/1
Decoration Upper part of female(?) figure with bouffant hair-do with traces of pink. Traces of red on lips. Figure is wearing white tunic with vertical red stripes, and green belt with large buckle. Perhaps holding an eagle on right arm. Made of white plaster and is coarse. Back plain.
Inscriptions
Condition Good amount of paint remains. Features are still distinguishable. Broken below belt and left side (arm area) missing.
Technique/Style
Provenance From Egypt
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Date
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution
Image

2003.93.0103.jpg
Front view of a fragment of a Roman figurine, showing the upper part of a female (?) figurine with bouffant hair-do.

2006.20.0433.jpg
Top view of a fragment of a Roman figurine, showing the upper part of a female (?) figurine with bouffant hair-do.

2006.20.0434.jpg
Oblique view of the bottom of a fragment of a Roman figurine, showing the broken area and the side of the head.

2006.20.0435.jpg
Front view of the bottom of a fragment of a Roman figurine, showing the broken area and the side of the head.

2006.20.0436.jpg
Top view of the back of a fragment of a Roman figurine, showing the plain back.

2006.20.0437.jpg
Top view of a fragment of a Roman figurine, showing the upper part of a female (?) figurine with bouffant hair-do.
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Beazley_DB
Height 8.5
Diameters
Handle_height
Other_dims. Width at widest part 5.5 Thickness at thickest part 3.0
Location 11.1.4
Edited_by Denise
Date_edited 9 August 2002
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