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Youth holds a mask from New Comedy

Greek
about 4th century B.C.

Medium/Technique Terracotta
Dimensions 13.7 cm (5 3/8 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William de Forest Thomson
Accession Number18.453
ClassificationsSculpture

DescriptionA nude youth with a cloak over his left shoulder, holds a mask from New Comedy; he wears a wreath indicating that he was in a banquet scene.
Provenance1918, gift of Mr. and Mrs. William de Forest Thomson, Boston, to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 12, 1918)