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Statuette of a Reclining Woman

c. 100 BCE–100 CE
amber
Overall: 2.5 cm (1 in.)
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Sherman E. Lee 1964.418
Location: 102C Greek
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Amber can range in color from bright yellow to deep red depending on its origins.

Description

This tiny statuette is made from amber, or fossilized tree sap. A nude woman reclines against a rocky feature, surrounded by sumptuous piles of fabric which wind around her right arm and leg. Her gaze is upturned, loose hair framing her face. There are cracks throughout the figure, and she is missing both hands and some of her face. She may represent a nymph or maenad.
Statuette of a Reclining Woman

Statuette of a Reclining Woman

c. 100 BCE–100 CE

Greece, Hellenistic period

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