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Head of female figurine with tall, pointed pilos

Greek, East Greek
Late Archaic Period
490–480 B.C.
Findspot: Anatolia (Turkey), Troad, Assos (Behramkale)

Medium/Technique Terracotta
Dimensions 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Gift of the Archaeological Institute of America
Accession Number84.128
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ClassificationsSculpture

DescriptionHead of a female figurine wearing a tall, pointed pilos. Possibly Aphrodite.
ProvenanceFrom Assos (Behramkale, Turkey). 188?: excavated by the Archaeological Institute of America; gift of the Archaeological Institute of America to MFA, January 15, 1884.