Sculpture

ARCHAIC TERRA COTTA FIGURE BROKEN AT WAIST BOUGHT AT ATHENS

Classification

Sculpture

Medium

Terracotta

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

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