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| Type of Object: | Sculpture |
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| Materials: | Clay |
| Measurements: | 48 cm. in height; 35.6 cm. in width |
| Date or Period: | 3rd c. B.C. |
| Maker: | Sicilian Greek |
| Designated List Section: | IIIA3 Ceramic Sculpture -- Large Statuary |
| Date of Import Restriction: | 01/23/2001 |
| Photograph: | Direzione Generale per i Beni Archeologici |
| Copyright: | Ministry of Culture |
| Description of Designated List Category Subject to Import Restrictions: | |
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| Large-scale human and animal figure, life-size portrait heads, and life-size votive objects, including fragments of statues. These are often found in temples and sanctuaries in Magna Graecia, Etruria and Latium. Approximate date: 7th c. to 1st c. B.C. This example is a mold-made female bust of Persephone from Morgantina with an oval face framed by thick wavy falling in locks to her shoulders. | |
| Keywords: | |
| ceramic, female head, Greek, mold, sculpture, Sicilian, terracotta, |
