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Comic actor carrying a basket
Greek
Late Classical Period
400-375 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
14.7 cm (5 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession Number01.7838
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionActor Figurine of stock character holding a basket on his head--part of the actors represented from Middle Comedy in 4th century
Yellow on top of basket and base of figure; trace of gilt on edge of basket; red on hair, beard, background, himation, and chiton; flesh-color on legs and arms. Broken and put together.
Yellow on top of basket and base of figure; trace of gilt on edge of basket; red on hair, beard, background, himation, and chiton; flesh-color on legs and arms. Broken and put together.
ProvenanceBy 1901: with E. P. Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought in London.); purchased by MFA from E. P. Warren, December 1901