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Mold of a Woman Holding a Child

Date

late 4th century B.C.

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek (South Italian, Tarantine)

Department

Sculpture

Institution

Getty Museum

Partially preserved front mold of a female holding a child. She is represented from the thighs up, her head turned slightly to one side. Her hair is arranged in a melon coiffure which is covered by a veil that hangs down the back. On her lap she holds a child of whom only the leg and the outline of the back remain. The mold may represent a woman attending a banquet scene. Based on comparanda, the child's arm would have been raised.

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