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Caricature
Greek
Classical period
late 5th or early 4th Century B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Boiotia ?
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
Height: 25.2 cm (9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession Number01.7761
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionParody of Herakles Kitharodes, the hero as kithara-player and the murder of his music teacher Linus. The parody of this myth, which is evident in the grotesque and exaggerated features of the figurine relates to the carnival-like character of the festival of the Kabirion, where many such figurines were found.
Flesh pink, lips red. About the base are two bands of red.
Flesh pink, lips red. About the base are two bands of red.
ProvenanceBy 1901: with E. P. Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought in Paris, said from Thebes.); purchased by MFA from E. P. Warren, December 1901