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Mycenaean female idol. Flat, circular body on which breasts are indicated. Covered with wavy lines of red varnish.

Provenance

Gift of the National Museum, Athens to MFA, August 6, 1914

Credit Line

Gift of the National Museum, Athens

Female votive figure, Phi B type

  • Early Aegean, Helladic, Bronze Age, Late Helladic III A Period, about 1450–1350 century B.C.
Dimensions
Height x width: 12.6 x 4.5 cm (4 15/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Medium or Technique
Terracotta
Classification
Sculpture
Accession Number
14.768
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