Female figurine with movable legs
Female figurine with movable legs

On view

Ancient Mediterranean Art

Female figurine with movable legs,

early 7th century BCE

Greek, Boeotian
Geometric Period, ca. 900–700 BCE
2002-250

Information

Title
Female figurine with movable legs
Dates

early 7th century BCE

Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
16.9 x 8.9 x 5.6 cm (6 5/8 x 3 1/2 x 2 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund
Object Number
2002-250
Place Made

Europe, Greece, Boeotia

Culture
Greek, Boeotian
Period
Geometric
Type
terracottas, figurines, ceramics
Materials
terracotta
Subject
swastikas, running ornament, figures (representations), triangles, cross-hatching, bells (aerophone components), women

Purchased from Ariadne Galleries, Inc. in 2002.

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