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Goddess or Priestess

Artwork Tombstone
CultureGreek
TitleGoddess or Priestess
Date600–500 BCE
MediumTerracotta
DimensionsOverall: 7 7/8 in. (20 cm)
Credit LineCollection of Diether Thimme, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number98.212
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A  statuette of a woman has a simplified and shallow body and arms. The face is much more three-dimensional and wears a round headdress. Painted linear patterns decorate her garment and painted lines define other details.

A statuette of a woman has a simplified and shallow body and arms. The face is much more three-dimensional and wears a round headdress. Painted linear patterns decorate her garment and painted lines define other details.

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"Goddess or Priestess | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=98.212