Terracotta figurine of a standing female votary holding a casket

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3rd–2nd century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

The figurine is mold-made and hollow. The back is handmade, flattened, and pared. The casket she holds may be a votive gift, but figurines carrying them have also been symbolically connected with marriage and fertility.

Artist

Unknown

Date

3rd–2nd century BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Cypriot

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76