Terracotta Votive Sculpture of a Woman, 100 CE - 300 CE
Terracotta
24.8 x 8.9 cm
9 3/4 x 3 1/2 in
9 3/4 x 3 1/2 in
P.0213
This elegant woman was once a votive gift to the gods of pagan Rome. We can imagine that the person who placed this offering at some ancient shrine was a...
This elegant woman was once a votive gift to the gods of pagan Rome. We can imagine that the person who placed this offering at some ancient shrine was a woman not unlike the sculpted one. What did she wish for so long ago? Health, good fortune and happiness? What person today--even after the passage of centuries--could wish for anything different from life?
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