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This intriguing statuette displays a blend of Greek style and Egyptian elements that reveals the foreign influences in this active, commercial region. The woman's pose and costume are Egyptian, while her facial features and hairstyle are typically Greek, indicating that the statuette was made in one of the northern East Greek cities of Asia Minor at the end of the 6th century BC.

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Document identity
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31032
label
Statuette of a Woman
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obj
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object
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6
Source metadata
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31032
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Statuette of a Woman
description
This intriguing statuette displays a blend of Greek style and Egyptian elements that reveals the foreign influences in this active, commercial region. The woman's pose and costume are Egyptian, while her facial features and hairstyle are typically Greek, indicating that the statuette was made in one of the northern East Greek cities of Asia Minor at the end of the 6th century BC.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [said to be from Greece]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1909, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 6th century BC (Archaic)
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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Metal
statuettes (statues)
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6
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6
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
13.8
height
3.6
depth
2.1
dimensionsRaw
H: 5 7/16 x W: 1 7/16 x D: 13/16 in. (13.8 x 3.6 x 2.1 cm)
Source extras
style
Archaic
med
bronze
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6256
collection_ids
GRC
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none
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