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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Greek (Hellenistic)
Title:Tanagra Figurine of a Woman Holding a box
Date Made:3rd century BCE
Type:Sculpture
Materials:terracotta with traces of paint
Place Made:Greece
Measurements:height: 7 7/8 in.; 20.0025 cm
Accession Number:  SC 1918.10.5
Credit Line:Date and source of acquisition unknown
Museum Collection:  Smith College Museum of Art
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Label Text:
This statuette represents a woman holding a box, probably for jewelry or cosmetics, in an everyday domestic pose. It is typical of those found in large numbers at Tanagra and Smyrna.

Tags:
religion; archaeology; women

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