Fragment of a Terracotta Funerary Plaque in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, September 2011

Fragment of a terracotta funerary plaque

Period: Archaic Date: late 7th century B.C.

Culture: Greek, Attic

Medium: Terracotta

Dimensions: Overall: 5 5/8 x 9 1/4 in. (14.2 x 23.5 cm)

Classification: Terracottas

Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1914

Accession Number: 14.146.3b

Description:
Mourning women

This fragment from a plaque with mourners was probably part of the same series of funerary scenes as the adjacent relief.

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