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Item number Ce234 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
Item number Ce234 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Torso fragment of female terra cotta votive figurine draped in a long dress. Her left arm is held against her side, while her right emerges from her drapery and is positioned at her breast. Some of the white slip remains in recessed areas.
Terra cotta figures were mass produced popular art with both religious and secular functions. They are found in votive offerings, often intentionally broken, as well as in graves. Figurines are also found in private houses serving as domestic objects as well as religious deities to worship. The figures depict both deities and people.
votive (ritual); funerary; utilitarian
This collection was said to have been acquired by James George during his service in Greece (Athens) from 1945-48.
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Terra cotta figures were mass produced popular art with both religious and secular functions. They are found in votive offerings, often intentionally broken, as well as in graves. Figurines are also found in private houses serving as domestic objects as well as religious deities to worship. The figures depict both deities and people.
votive (ritual); funerary; utilitarian
Torso fragment of female terra cotta votive figurine draped in a long dress. Her left arm is held against her side, while her right emerges from her drapery and is positioned at her breast. Some of the white slip remains in recessed areas.
This collection was said to have been acquired by James George during his service in Greece (Athens) from 1945-48.
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