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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

P.0213

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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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