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Woman holding a stag by its horns
Greek
5th century B.C.
Findspot: Cyrene
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
13.7 cm (5 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Permanently deposited by the Archaeological Institute of America
Accession Number14.460
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionThe figure stands with weight on left leg, holding a cup in her right hand against her breast and grasping with her left hand the horns of a stag at her side. She wears chiton with kolpos and himation drawn over the shoulders and breasts. The nipples (?) are suggested by bosses on the himation. Her long hair fell on her shoulders. The head is missing, but 14.462 shows that it was surmounted by a polos. Square plinth.
ProvenanceFrom the Excavations at Cyrene.