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Anthropomorphic female figurine fragment: legs

Anthropomorphic female figurine fragment: legs

SculptureSyrian18th-16th century BCE

Anthropomorphic female figurine fragment: legs

1900-1600 BCE

Description

These legs are a fragment of an anthropomorphic, handmade terracotta figurine. A vertical groove present on both front and back delineates the legs. The legs terminate in feet, suggested by widening to indicate (schematically) the balls of feet; the feet point down and forward. Clay fabric: Munsell 10YR 8/3 very pale brown. Uncommon small black specks; rare larger white grits. Common fine to small voids.

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Handmade

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Syrian

Period

Bronze Age, Middle

Century

18th-16th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

H. 2.8 × W. 1.5 × D. 1 cm (1 1/8 × 9/16 × 3/8 in.)

Provenance

Louise M. and George E. Bates, Camden, ME (by 1971-1992), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.

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