Statuette of Athena or Demeter

3rd century C.E.

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Caption

Statuette of Athena or Demeter, 3rd century C.E.. Terracotta, pigment, 7 11/16 x 3 7/16 x 1 13/16 in. (19.6 x 8.7 x 4.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.282.

Title

Statuette of Athena or Demeter

Date

3rd century C.E.

Period

Roman Period

Geography

Reportedly from: El Mansha (Ptolemais Hermiou), Egypt

Medium

Terracotta, pigment

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

7 11/16 x 3 7/16 x 1 13/16 in. (19.6 x 8.7 x 4.6 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour

Accession Number

16.282

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