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Faceless statue

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Figure of a nude woman with her hands on her belly, missing her feet and her face. The latter was a serpent's head emerging from the wig. There are several oblique incisions where the face would have been. On top of the head are the remains of a sun disk.

Present location

MUSEU NACIONAL DE ARQUEOLOGIA [46/003] LISBON

Inventory number

E 197 (n. cat. 80)

Dating

GRAECO-ROMAN PERIOD

Archaeological Site

UNKNOWN

Category

HUMAN FIGURINE

Material

MARBLE

Technique

HEWN

Height

17.7 cm

Width

6.8 cm

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