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Figurine with moveable limbs
Greek
Classical Period
5th–4th century B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
Overall: 26.2 x 9 x 5 cm (10 5/16 x 3 9/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession Number01.7883
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionTerracotta figurine with jointed limbs. The arms are movable at the shoulders and the jegs are attached at the knee joint. Each hand holds a pair of krotala; part of those in the left hand are gone. Appears to be clothed. The figure is split down each side.
Long interpreted as a doll but may in fact have been a votive. Figurines holding krotala are likely meant to represent dancers.
Long interpreted as a doll but may in fact have been a votive. Figurines holding krotala are likely meant to represent dancers.
ProvenanceBy 1901: with E. P. Warren; purchased by MFA from E. P. Warren, December 1901