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Figurine
Modern
Modern work in the style of Early Minoan III
Medium/Technique
Ivory
Dimensions
9 cm (3 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Helen and Alice Colburn Fund and Seth K. Sweetser Fund
Accession Number65.1680
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionMan (or woman), elongated and with African features, no doubt influenced by Minoan trade with Africa. He stands, with arms folded over stomach, on a tall base, triangular in section, marked off by grooves and incised criss-cross design in middle sections.
ProvenanceBy 1965: with Tassos Zoumboulakis, Athens; purchased by MFA from Tassos Zoumboulakis, December 8, 1965