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[Corinth Object] MF 13501: TERRACOTTA FIGURINE OF OVERWEIGHT FEMALE FIGURE WITH COLORFUL GARMENTS OR TATTOOS

Mouldmade terracotta figurine of obese or overweight female figure with pendulous breasts and large, rounded belly, possibly grotesque. Left breast rests on top of round (pregnant?) belly. Navel indicated ... late Roman? Parallels are late 4th and early 5th c. A.C ... see C. Grandjouan, Terracottas and Plastic Lamps of the Roman Period (Ath. Ag ... Fragment. Single frgt., preserving left breast, most of abdomen, top of legs or vulva.