Protome
ca. 450 BCE-425 BCE
13 3/16 x 11 9/16 x 3 3/8 in. (33.5 x 29.3 x 8.6 cm)
Greek artist
Greece
Greek; probably made in Boeotia
Object Type:
Ceramics
Medium and Support:
Terracotta, polychromy
Credit Line:
June Alexander Memorial Fund and Tribute Fund
Accession Number:
1988.5
Location: Currently on view
Female protomes, or half-length figures, possibly represented Persephone or Demeter. Both of these goddesses were associated with death and the afterlife. This figure would probably have been placed in a sanctuary as a votive offering.
[Gallery label text, 2004]