Terracotta statuette of a nude woman

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7th century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Excavated at Praisos, on Crete Mold-made terracotta figures with highly stylized triangular faces framed by wiglike hair were produced throughout the Aegean during the seventh century B.C. Today the style is aptly called Daedalic, after the mythological founder of art, Daedalos of Crete, for Crete probably introduced the style from the Near East to the Aegean. Such figures, usually fully dressed, appear in a variety of media, but large-scale limestone statues of this type were produced only on Crete.

Artist

Unknown

Date

7th century BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Cretan

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Archaeological Institute of America, 1953