statuette
- Museum number
- 1867,0212.1
- Description
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Marble statuette of a woman wearing a high-girdled chiton and himation, either dancing or running. Her chiton has slipped from her right shoulder, exposing her breast.
- Production date
- 200BC-100BC
- Dimensions
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Height: 59.69 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Previously associated with Lato in Crete as a result of a misreading of accompanying letter from Lysimachos and Minos Kalokairinos (dated 3/9/1866).
- Location
- On display (G22/dc4)
- Acquisition date
- 1867 (Donated by Lysimachos Kalokairinos, Briitsh Vice Consul at Candia (Heraklion) and his brother, Minos, who served as dragoman at the consulate. It was transported to the UK on board the HMS Wizard under the care of Lieut. Murray (BM Trustees Minutes 3 September 1866).)
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 1867,0212.1