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Fragmentary votive kore holding a bird
Greek, East Greek
Archaic Period
late 6th century B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.393
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionFemale head and bust, head covered by mantle. Hair in braids on either side of neck.
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis. 1885: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; October 28, 1885: voted to the MFA at EEF general meeting; sent over February 1886. (Accession Date: January 1, 1886)