SculptureGreek4th-3rd century BCE
Comic Actor in the Role of a Kitchen Slave
second half 4th-first half 3rd century BCE or modern
Dimensions
7.6 x 6.4 x 1.6 cm (3 x 2 1/2 x 5/8 in.)
Provenance
Anonymous gift. Purchased from Christie’s (London) 7 Nov. 2001, lot 296; previously offered at Christie’s (London) 25 April 2001, lot. 233. Owned in 1967 by N. A. C. Embiricos, who acquired it 29 April 1961 from Ars Antiqua, Luzern, Auction 3, no. 61 where it was said to be from the collection of Prof. Bruno Meissner (Berlin-Zeuthen).
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