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Pantomime dancer kneeling on a table
Greek
Late Classical Period
4th century B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
9.7 cm (3 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession Number01.7889
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionDancer in Eastern Costume with pointed Phrygian Cap (perhaps related to Attis) kneeling on table his hands raised. Red on hair; trace of blue on chiton; red on table; white slip in places. Broken and repaired. Right hand lacks fingers and thumb.
ProvenanceBy 1901: with E. P. Warren (according to Warren's records: Coll. Lecuyer 2, 20.1. Bought in Paris: said from Athens.); purchased by MFA from E. P. Warren, December 1901