statue
- Museum number
- 1948,0414.1
- Description
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Marble statue of a seated girl in a long, short-sleeved chiton. She holds a bird in her right; a second bird is on the ground by her feet.
- Production date
- 350BC (around)
- Dimensions
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Height: 59 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- It is likely that the statue was acquired by J. B. S. Morritt in Greece in the late eighteenth century.
Similar figures were found in the sanctuary of Artemis at Brauron and the sanctuary of Eileithya at Agrai near Athens.
Bibliography:
Robertson M. 1952, "A Marble Votive Figure", BM Quarterly 15 , 64-66 and pl. 29.
Vorster C. 1983, Griechische Kinderstatuen (diss, Cologne 1983), 353 cat. no. 64 and pl. 23.1.
- Location
- On display (G20)
- Acquisition date
- 1948
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 1948,0414.1
