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Figurine of a girl with a dove
Greek
Classical Period
about 430 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Other (Height of figure with base): 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.)
Other (Figure): 6 x 2.5 cm (2 3/8 x 1 in.)
Other (Base): 3.2 x 2.5 cm (1 1/4 x 1 in.)
Other (Figure): 6 x 2.5 cm (2 3/8 x 1 in.)
Other (Base): 3.2 x 2.5 cm (1 1/4 x 1 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession Number01.7497
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 054; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 119 (additional published references).
DescriptionThe girl holds a dove on her outstretched right hand and places her left hand on her hip. She has a fillet in her rolled hair and wears a long chiton beneath an ample himation, with a V-shaped overfold in front. Brown in color.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought in Athens: said from Achaia.); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, December, 1901