Figurine

48-2-219

From: Turkey (Country) | Samsoun

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 48-2-219
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Roman
Provenience Turkey (Country) | Samsoun
Date Made 99-0 BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Bronze
Iconography Woman
Description

Lamp lid: woman. Black patina and badly rubbed. There are traces of incrustation in the lower folds of the drapery. Figure is complete. Woman stands on a flat circular base with a projecting hinge at the back. She places her weight on her right leg. Left leg is placed slightly advanced. Left arm hangs loosely to side. Looks slightly to her right.

Height 6.6 cm
Credit Line Gift of Elise Biddle (Mrs. Harald) Paumgarten, 1948, 1948
Other Number 171 - Collector Number | L-2-30 - Old Loan Number

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