Figurine

64-28-13

From: Greece | Argolid | Mycenae

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number 64-28-13
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Mycenean
Provenience Greece | Argolid | Mycenae
Date Made 1299-1200 BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Terracotta
Iconography Woman | Child
Description

Section from neck to upper abdomen of female figurine with child suckling. Both arms support child whose head is on her left brest and whose arm raises around to clutch her shoulder. Fine pinkish-buff clay. Decoration in red glazed lines. Undulating vertical lines comforming to body contours for woman's dress. Closely spaced lines encircle arms of both woman and child. Mended from two pieces.

Height 5.2 cm
Width 5.7 cm
Credit Line Gift of Virginia R. Grace, 1964

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