Detail View: The AMICA Library: Statuette of a Seated Girl
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AMICA ID:
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AIC_.1889.407
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AMICA Library Year:
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1999
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Object Type:
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Sculpture
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Creator Name:
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Unknown
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Creator Nationality:
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European; Southern European; Greek
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Creator Dates/Places:
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Europe,Greece,Greater Athens,Athens
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Greek (Attic)
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Title:
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Statuette of a Seated Girl
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Title Type:
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preferred
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View:
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front view
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Creation Date:
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Hellenistic Period, 330/320 B.C.
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Creation Start Date:
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-330
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Creation End Date:
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-320
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Materials and Techniques:
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Terracotta
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Subject Description:
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This small child belongs to a type of which several examples have come to light in Attica, most notable in late fourth-century contexts in the sanctuary of Artemis at Brauron. This type is characterized by the child's high-girt chiton, broad round face, and centrally parted hair. This terracotta statuette may have functioned in antiquity as a votive offering in a sanctuary, or as a toy, or perhaps both.
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Creation Place:
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Early Western World,Ancient Mediterranean,Ancient Greece,Attica (anc.)
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Dimensions:
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H.: 10.8 cm (4-1/4 in.)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Art Institute of Chicago
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Owner Location:
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
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ID Number:
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1889.407
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Credit Line:
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Museum Purchase Fund
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Rights:
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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AIC_.E26954.TIF
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