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Female Figurine from a Vessel

6256 · 3rd century BCE (Hellenistic)

This figure is from a type of vase that occasionally took the form of a female head. South Italian artists frequently applied separately molded figurines to pottery and depicted faces with heavy jaws and prominently lidded eyes.For the latest information about this object, Female Figurine from a Vessel, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.

Date

3rd century BCE (Hellenistic)

Culture

Greek

Painter

6256

Dimensions

H: 16.00 cm W: 5.00 cm

Medium

terracotta with white slip and paint

Museum

Walters Art Museum