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Figurine of a seated infant girl reaching up

Greek
Early Hellenistic Period
about 330–310 B.C.

Medium/Technique Tanagra terracotta
Dimensions Overall: 5.8 x 5.5 cm (2 5/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Anonymous gift
Accession Number02.38
ClassificationsSculpture

DescriptionA seated infant dressed in a high-belted sleveless chiton looks up and reaches our her arms asking to be picked up. Her hair is arranged in a melon-coiffure circled by a braid.

Traces of white color; right arm from above elbow missing.
ProvenanceBy 1901, private collector, Boston; 1902, anonymous gift to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 1, 1902)