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Standing Woman, Phi Type

Standing Woman, Phi Type

Mycenaean

So-called terracotta "Phi" figurine decorated with buff slip and red glaze. Figure has a triangular shaped head, a disk-shaped upper body and a columnar lower body with slightly flaring base. The breasts are indicated by added clay. The figure has been cracked and mended.

Terracotta

Helladic period, Late Helladic III

Sculpture