Tanagra figurine

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Photograph by Dave Revette.
Tanagra figurine
Photograph by Dave Revette.
Artist/Maker
Date3rd century BCE
MediumTerracotta with traces of white and blue paint on himation and red paint on hair and sandals
DimensionsOverall (standing): 8 1/2 in. × 3 in. × 2 1/4 in. (21.6 × 7.6 × 5.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Edward S. Burgess, Class of 1879, H1904
Object number19XX.23
Not on view

Additional Details

Alternate Titles Tanagra figurine
Exhibition History 2015
Clinton, NY. Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College. "Archive Hall: Art and Artifacts," September 1, 2015 - ongoing (no catalog).

2014
Clinton, NY. Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College. "Find and Seek," September 2014 - August 28, 2015 (no catalog).

2012
Clinton, NY. Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College. "Archive Hall: Art and Artifacts," October 6, 2012 - September 2014 (no catalog).
Provenance c. 1929: Hamilton College, by bequest of Edward S. Burgess;
?: Edward S. Burgess.
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