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Lead votive figurine
Unknown Artist
Small flat votive figurines of cast lead have been found in great quantities at the ancient sanctuaries of Laconia; over one hundred thousand, dating from the seventh century B.C. to the Classical period, were dedicated to the goddess Artemis Orthia in Sparta.
Credit: Gift of A. J. B. Wace, 1924
7th-5th century B.C.
Lead
2.3cm
24.195.112
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019
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