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Terracotta figurine of a seated kourotrophos

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Benaki Museum of Greek Civilization

Benaki Museum of Greek Civilization
Athens, Greece

Terracotta figurine of a seated naked kourotrophos. The iconographic subject, known since the Neolithic Age, is reproduced in figurines at all periods, most probably in relation to female chthonic deities. 2nd-1st c. BC. Max. H. 0.079 m. Gift of Peggy Zoumboulaki in memory of her husband Tassos. (ΓΕ 31102)

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