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Source Description
This woman holds out an object, perhaps an egg, which was an important Etruscan symbol of fertility and the afterlife.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
20756
label
Woman Holding an Egg
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
pageCount
7
Source metadata
id
20756
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Woman Holding an Egg
description
This woman holds out an object, perhaps an egg, which was an important Etruscan symbol of fertility and the afterlife.
provenance
C. and E. Canessa, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1906, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
490-480 BCE (Late Archaic)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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Metal
statuettes (statues)
figurines
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7
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7
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
15.8
height
6.3
depth
6
dimensionsRaw
H: 6 1/4 x W: 2 1/2 x D: 2 3/8 in. (15.8 x 6.3 x 6 cm)
Source extras
cul
Etruscan
med
bronze
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6291
collection_ids
ROM
exhibition_ids
none
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