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Bust of a Goddess

Bust of a Goddess

Greek

Figure wears a high cylindrical Polos ( 3.1 cm) over long flowing hair. It has a triangular face, prominent nose, and was impressed from a worn mold. The head is hollow running from a hole in the top of the polos. The back of the body is oval, pressed by hand into the mold. Probably from a seated figure.

Terracotta

Archaic period

Sculpture