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Dwarf dancing
Greek
Late Hellenistic or Early Imperial Period
150 B.C.–A.D. 10
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
11 cm ( 4 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Edward Perry Warren
Accession NumberRES.08.32j
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 144; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 121 (additional published references).
DescriptionThe dwarf is dancing with his right hand and left foot raised. Around his head is a narrow circlet, tied at the back and with two large projections over the forehead. He has a tiny pointed beard. A circular base probably did not belong, and has been removed. Two fingers on his right hand are broken away. Pitty green patina.
ProvenanceBy 1900: with Edward Perry Warren (according to his records: bought in 1900); 1908: gift of Edward Perry Warren to MFA; accessioned 1910