Terracotta statuette of a nude, seated boy, wearing a wreath
Object type: Statuette of a nude boy, seated
Department: Greek and Roman Art
Culture: Greek, Boeotian
Period: Hellenistic
Date: ca. 315–285 BCE
Medium: Terracotta
Fabric: fairly fine light orange (7.5 YR 6/6, paler) with very small dark and sparkling inclusions.
Slip, paint: white slip, pink paint on flesh, blue on base.
Method of manufacture: moldmade.
Back, venting: back moldmade, detailed, rectangular vent in seat.
Dimensions: H. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm)
Classification: Terracottas
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1907
Accession year: 1907