Terracotta statuette of a nude woman, Archaic, 7th century B.C., Greek, Cretan, Terracotta, Overall: 8 x 1 7/8 in. (20.3 x 4.7 cm), Terracottas, Excavated at Praisos, on Crete. Mold-made terracotta figures with highly stylized triangular faces framed by wiglike hair were produced throughout the Aegean during the seventh century B.C. Today the style is aptly called Daedalic, after the mythological founder of art, Daedalos of Crete, for Crete probably introduced the style from the Near East to the Aegean
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Terracotta statuette, nude woman, Archaic, 7th century B.C, Greek, Cretan, Terracotta, Overall, 8 x 1 7/8, 20.3 4.7 cm, Terracottas, Excavated, Praisos, Crete, Mold, terracotta figures, highly stylized triangular, faces, framed, wiglike hair, produced, Aegean, seventh century, B.C, Today, style, aptly, Daedalic, mythological founder, art, Daedalos, introduced, East
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