Protome

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Inventory number

Ακρ. 12782

Artist

Attic workshop

Category

Coroplastic

Period

Archaic Period

Date

510-500 BC

Dimensions

Height: 0.084 m

Material

Clay

Location

First Floor Case 22, Νο 6

Description
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Part of a protome surmounted on a plaque, possibly depicting a woman. It was found during one of the

Acropolis

excavation campaigns. The figure has big eyes with heavy lids. Traces of white slip and red paint are retained on the surface.

The protome was a dedication at one of the Acropolis’ shrines and possibly depicts one of the worshipped deities.

Croissant, F., Les protomes feminines archaiques. Recherches sur les représentations du visage dans la plastique grecque de 550 à 480 av. J.-C, 1983, Paris, σελ. 273, εικ. 110, αρ.κατ. 164