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Arm from a jointed doll
Greek
Classical Period
5th century B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.415
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionArm from a Corinthian jointed terracotta doll. String hole for attaching arms would join at shoulders. Pressed into a one-piece mould with a plain flat, roughly finished back. White coating with red-pink paint on arms. Fine red-beige clay.
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: 1886).