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Statuette of three sleeping children
Greek
Late Hellenistic Period
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height: 2.4 cm (15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Julia Bradford Huntington James Fund and Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession Number10.170
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 085; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 119 (additional published references).
DescriptionThe three sleeping children, in short tunics, are huddled closely together. The similar ages and appearances of the children suggest that they may be triplets. Their hair is slightly indicated. Even green patina.
Multiple births that survived were far less frequent in antiquity and seem to have been well received for the most part.
Multiple births that survived were far less frequent in antiquity and seem to have been well received for the most part.
ProvenanceBy 1910: with E. P. Warren (according to Warren's records: This piece was bought in Sicily and was found there probably.); purchased by MFA from E. P. Warren, June 2, 1910, for $4,000.00 (this figure is the total price for MFA 10.159-10.230)