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Female Votive Statuette

Unidentified Artistlate 5th century BCE - 2nd century BCE

Harvard Art Museums

Harvard Art Museums
Cambridge, United States

This figure wears a low, curved, and uncovered headdress. The back of her head is completely flat. The molded brow and eyes are very large; the eyes, surrounded by a groove, are clearly open and gaze slightly upward. The nose is narrow and the mouth is small and molded. The face is broad and round, ending in a slight point at the chin. The neck is short and flat. The arms are held away from the body, bent at the elbows, and the hands are held palm down on the chest; the upper arms are completely separated from the torso. Incised or molded grooves indicate long fingers. The figure wears a long, featureless dress; it is narrow at the waist, but there is no indication of a belt. The hem is indistinct. The feet are completely separated, but there is no indication of toes.

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  • Title: Female Votive Statuette
  • Creator: Unidentified Artist
  • Creator Lifespan: 1/1
  • Date: late 5th century BCE - 2nd century BCE
  • Technique: Cast, lost-wax process
  • Physical Dimensions: w3.4 x h6.7 x d0.8 cm
  • Period: Iron Age
  • Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of The Republic of Spain through the Museo Arqueologico Nacional and Professor A. Kingsley Porter
  • Creation Place: Hispania/Europe/Ancient & Byzantine World
  • Type: Sculpture
  • External Link: Harvard Art Museums
  • Medium: Leaded bronze
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