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Boy holding a tragic mask
Greek
Hellenistic period
Mid-3rd Century B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Boiotia, Tanagra
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
13.5 cm (5 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession Number01.7847
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionSeated boy holding a tragic mask on his right knee. Red on attachment of petasos; traces of flesh-color on body, of pink on himation, of black on base and seat. White slip in places. Front of right foot and petasos hat (see Boston 01.7853) are missing.
ProvenanceBy 1901: with E. P. Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought in Paris.); purchased by MFA from E. P. Warren, December 1901