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Accession_Number 34.10.26
Shape Figurine
Shape_description Fragment of head and neck of large figuring (female). Inside is completely hollow.
Material Terracotta
Fabric Boeotian
Fabric_description
Munsell_color
Decoration Female head with low polos over four horizontal plaits with three vertical plaits. Traces of white paint, and of red on hair. Clay brownish-beige.
Inscriptions
Condition Intact but not complete. Detail of the hair remains very clear, but the features on the face are less so. The eyes have been worn almost completely away, and the nose has a chip in one side. At the top of the forhead, just where the hair begins, is a hole. The top and back are uneven and show small holes on the surface. There is a small amount of dirty deposit at the base of the neck, and inside the hollow of the head.
Technique/Style
Provenance
Period High Classical
Date 425-400
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution
Image

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Top view of a head and shoulders from a Boeotian figurine, showing the face.

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Top view of a head and shoulders from a Boeotian figurine, showing the ladies face.

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Side view of a ladies head from a Boeotian figurine, showing the back of her head.

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Side view of a ladies head and shoulders from a Boeotian figurine.

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Side view of a ladies head and shoulders from a Boeotian figurine.
Comparanda
Bibliography
Archive_Ref reference 1
reference 2
Beazley_DB
Height H. 9.5
Diameters Max diam of head. 6.9; Max diam of neck. 4.9
Handle_height
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Location Body Beautiful
Edited_by Georgina; Kinsey; Julia
Date_edited 02.09.02; 11.01.2006; 09.05.2016
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