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The figurine is mold-made and hollow. The back is handmade, flattened, and pared. The casket she holds may be a votive gift, but figurines carrying them have also been symbolically connected with marriage and fertility.
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Title: Terracotta figurine of a standing female votary holding a casket
Period: Hellenistic
Date: 3rd–2nd century BCE
Culture: Cypriot
Medium: Terracotta; mold-made and hand-made
Dimensions: H. 10 5/16 in. (26.2 cm)
Classification: Terracottas
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Object Number: 74.51.1583
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