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Boeotian Terracotta Goddess, Archaic Period, 550-525 BC

Female figure with flat body and outstretched arms. The elongated face shows a pointed nose and a prominent chin. The goddess is wearing a flaring polos with a petal-like top.

The figure is rendered as a plank idol much like the wooden cult images used in Archaic Greece.

The idol might have been purposely broken before it was ritually buried in a depository (botros).

Reconstituted from four fragments. Petals of the crown, arms and tip of the nose restored. Remains of the original white coat.

H. 24.4 cm (9.6 in)

German art market

1450 USD