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Comic actor as a woman unveiling
Greek
Late Classical Period
350–325 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Boiotia
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
Height: 18.6 cm (7 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession Number01.7762
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionComic actor as a woman, standing. Old Comedy. (Bieber) Sleeveless chiton and himation. Hair in peak over forehead. Red on the hair; white slip in various places. Badly cracked from burning.
ProvenanceBy 1901: with E. P. Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought in Paris, said to come from Thebes.); purchased by MFA from E. P. Warren, December 1901