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Nymph seated on a rock wearing a sun hat
Greek
Early Hellenistic Period
Late 4th or 3rd century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
16.7 cm (6 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession Number01.7792
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionWoman seated with right hand on rock. Wears a petasos. Red on the petasos and on the sole of the right shoe; a trace of pink on the rock. White slip in many places. Slight restoration in the veil.
ProvenanceBy 1901: with E. P. Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought in Athens: known to be from Tanagra); purchased by MFA from E. P. Warren, December 1901