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Votary
Early Aegean, Minoan
Bronze Age, Middle Minoan III to Late Minoan I
about 1700–1450 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height: 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Otis Norcross Fund
Accession Number64.2173
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 001; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 117 (additional published references).
DescriptionVotary. Her right hand is raised to her head. She wears a flounced skirt with double belt, tassels on the right side. Slight incrustation and green patina.
ProvenanceBy 1964: with Spink & Son, Ltd., 5, 6 & 7 King Street, St. James's, London, S.W. 1 (said to be from Crete); purchased by MFA from Spink & Son, Ltd., December 9, 1964