Terracotta statuette of a draped, seated youth, wearing a wreath
Object type: Statuette of a boy, seated
Department: Greek and Roman Art
Culture: Greek, Boeotian
Period: Hellenistic
Date: late 4th century BCE
Medium: Terracotta
Fabric: fairly fine orange (2.5 YR 6/6) with small dark and sparkling inclusions.
Slip, paint: white slip, red paint on drapery and hair, pink on face and hair, also on arm and legs; blue on rocky seat and base.
Method of manufacture: moldmade, back and base handmade.
Back, venting: back flat, rectangular vent from chest to feet.
Dimensions: H. 5 1/16 in. (12.8 cm)
Classification: Terracottas
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Charles S. Sargent and Mrs. Arthur L. Devens, in memory of their mother, Mrs. James W. Markoe, 1962
Accession year: 1962