kourotrophos
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See also: Kourotrophos
Etymology
Presumably from Kourotrophos, assigned by Elizabeth B. French, c. 1970
Noun
kourotrophos (plural kourotrophoi)
- (archaeology) Any of a class of Mycenaean terracotta figurines depicting women carrying children.
References
- Alena Trckova-Flamee (September 2005). "The Mycenaean Terracotta Figurine from the Royal Museums of Art and History in Brussels". ANISTORITON: ArtHistory 9:O053.
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