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Figured terracotta
Late 3rd - early 2nd century BC
MArTA - Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Taranto
Taranto, Italy
Female figure standing next to a louterion (lustral basin), preparing to wash herself, perhaps in connection with purification rites performed on the occasion of formal events. Found inside a chamber tomb, this terracotta illuminates the diverse iconographic repertoire of votive and funerary craftsmanship in this period.
Details
- Title: Figured terracotta
- Date Created: Late 3rd - early 2nd century BC
- Location Created: Taranto, via Polibio, 1960
- Physical Dimensions: 23 cm (height); 11 cm (width)
- Medium: Polychromatic terracotta
- Room: Room XIX, showcase 45, 1.1
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