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Dwarf seated
Greek
Late Hellenistic Period
2nd–1st century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height: 5.7 cm (2 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by Mrs. Charles Gaston Smith's Group
Accession Number34.42
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 083; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 119 (additional published references).
DescriptionThe figure has inlaid eyes and is shown with a withered right hand. He wears chiton and small himation. The left arm is missing below the elbow. Green patina, corroded.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Aldo Jandolo, Viale del Lazio 37, Rome; purchased by MFA from Aldo Jandolo for $100.00, February 1, 1934