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Pantomime dancer kneeling on a spool-shaped base
Greek
Classical Period
4th century B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
11.4 cm (4 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession Number01.7884
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionDancer in Eastern Costume with pointed Phrygian Cap (perhaps related to Attis) kneels on hollow spool-shaped base. Traces of blue on cap; of red on hair; of blue on chiton. Traces of white slip.
ProvenanceBy 1901: with E. P. Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought in Paris: said from Thebes.); purchased by MFA from E. P. Warren, December 1901