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Title:
A Sicilian terracotta votive female figure
Object name(s):
Antiquity
Collection:
Senate House Library
Comments:
Probably leaving an offering for Demeter or Persephone, wearing high Polos headdress and himation, her long hair dressed in curls around her forehead, holding sacrificial piglet in her hands, with wood mount.
Dimension:
23 cm
Material:
terracotta
Normal location:
Senate House
Object history note:
Bequest from Professor Victor Ehrenberg. Records in the Institute of Classical Studies Library show that the terms of the bequest state that the material bequeathed by Ehrenberg should be made available for study to students at King's College and Bedford College as well as students of the Institute, so material can be loaned to these Colleges
Object name:
Antiquity
Object number:
AN-0002
Object production date:
5th cent. BC (ca)
Responsible department/section:
Classical studies

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/edaf6199-e754-3bf9-9bae-05a09487549c

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/edaf6199-e754-3bf9-9bae-05a09487549c, Senate House Library, CC BY-NC

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