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Bear
Greco-Roman
Late Hellenistic or Early Imperial Period
1st century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Samuel Putnam Avery Fund
Accession Number67.627
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 172; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 121 (additional published references).
DescriptionThe bear is raised on her hind legs and bending forward, a stick between her teeth. Even green patina. A hole in the upper back suggests a harness or loop was attached in another metal.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: perhaps from Egypt; by 1967: with Mathias Komor, 19 East 71st Street, New York 10021; purchased by MFA from Mathias Komor, May 10, 1967