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| Type of Object: | Sculpture |
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| Materials: | Limestone |
| Measurements: | Various |
| Date or Period: | 6th c. B.C. |
| Maker: | Sicilian Greek |
| Designated List Section: | IA5 Stone Sculpture -- Large Statuary |
| Date of Import Restriction: | 01/23/2001 |
| Photograph: | Direzione Generale per i Beni Archeologici |
| Copyright: | Ministry of Culture |
| Description of Designated List Category Subject to Import Restrictions: | |
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| Large statuary is primarily made of marble. The category includes fragments of statues. Subject matter includes human and animal figures and groups of figures in the round. Common types are large-scale free-standing statuary from approximately 1 m to 2.5 m in height and life-size busts (head and shoulders of an individual). Approximate date: 6th c. B.C. to 4th c. A.D. This example is a headless female statue of a mother nursing twins. It probably served as a grave marker in the cemetery of Megara Hyblaea. | |
| Keywords: | |
| female figure, human figure, sculpture, statue, |
