Terracotta Figure of Female Deity
date: label: Accession Date
content: 29 Jan 1904
name: label: Donor Name
content: Thomas Wilson
notes: label: Notes
content: Figurine of the "Matrona" type (cf. The Athenian Agora, Vol. VI, p.9-10, figs.33-230, esp.33-72). Fragment shows upper portion of seated female holding something in lap. A child possibly at her knee, although it is not necessary. This is a common type of Roman figurine and may be connected with the Fates in Italy and Greece, also honor as beneficent and protecting deities perhaps esp. in lives of young children. May represent several different deities depending on attributes.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 8 Jan 2015
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Not Given
topic: label: Topic
content: Archaeology
culture: label: Culture
content: Roman
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 042207
label: USNM Number
content: A136322-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Figure
physicalDescription: label: Height - Object
content: 14 cm
label: Width - Object
content: 6.1 cm
label: Depth - Object
content: 6.1 cm