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Clay fertility figure: E.P.347

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Current Location: Gallery 19

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Clay fertility figure

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Description

Female figure, standing, stylized Aphrodite, headdress pierced for earrings, pot mark on back. The figure covers her nudity in the manner of a Hellenistic Greek or Roman Aphrodite.

Measurements and weight

Height: 13.5 cm

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Dating

600 AD - 700 AD

Materials used in production

Clay

Techniques used in production

Handmade

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.P.347
Primary reference Number: 64404
Oldadmincategory: P
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 14 May 2021 Last processed: Tuesday 12 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Clay fertility figure" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/64404 Accessed: 2024-11-22 11:51:38

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