Intact female protome, found during one of the Acropolis excavation expeditions. The figure smiles and her hair locks rendered in relief cover the forehead and shoulders. The surface retains white slip and red paint on the lips and hair.

Terracotta female protomes are usually encountered as dedications in public sanctuaries offered primarily to female deities; as ritualistic objects in domestic shrines; as objects with apotropaic or decorative character in private households and as grave offerings in women's and children's burials. Their interpretation is uncertain since they are sometimes considered depictions of deities and other times of mere mortals.