Figurine of a female
- Description
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A mask made of red terracotta, representing a goddess wearing a high, spreading head-dress. Dating from between 1100 and 500 BC, it was a votive offering, given to the goddess in return for the granting of a wish from the donor.
It belonged to Lieutenant Colonel Montague who collected over 800 classical archaeological objects, which he bequeathed to the museum on his death. - Accession Loan No.
- 5/1946/485
- Collection Class
- Foreign archaeology
- Common Name
- figurine of a female
- Simple Name
- figurine
- Full Name
- figurine in the form of a mask of a goddess
- Dimensions
- whole W 58 mm; whole height 74 mm; whole depth 32 mm
- Cultural Group
- Greek
- Period Classification
- Archaic - 1100-500 BC
- Family Group
- Material
- pottery; terracotta
- Collector / Excavator
- Montague, LAD, Lieutenant Colonel
- Collection Site Name
- Rhodes?
- Collection Country
- Greece
- Collection Area Region
- Southern Europe
- Collection Continent
- Europe
