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Applique
Late 4th - early 3rd century BC
MArTA - Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Taranto
Taranto, Italy
Gilded terracotta applique depicting a female figure wearing a chiton and a himation, seated on a rock; in her left hand she probably holds a torch, in her right hand she strokes a wild beast. Similar appliques, arranged in friezes incorporating a range of subjects, were used for the decoration of wooden sarcophagi. The figure was part of a frieze with a Dionysian theme.
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Details
- Title: Applique
- Date Created: Late 4th - early 3rd century BC
- Location Created: Taranto, via Icco, Tomb n° XI, 1954
- Physical Dimensions: 8 cm (height); 7.5 cm (width)
- Medium: Gilded terracotta
- Room: Room XIII, showcase 22, 6.1
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