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Seated Youth

Seated Youth

SculptureGreek4th-1st century BCE

Seated Youth

323-31 BCE

Description

Young boy seated on a rock wearing a mantle fastened at the right shoulder and falling in folds below his knees. Feet are clad in high laced boots. Head is turned slightly to the left and topped with short, curly hair. Back is modeled with a square vent hole. Plinth is missing. Extensive repairs visible from inside. (Central figure in photograph) Hard, pale reddish brown clay.

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Mold-made

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek

Period

Hellenistic period

Century

4th-1st century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

11 x 5 x 6.5 cm (4 5/16 x 1 15/16 x 2 9/16 in.)

Provenance

Joseph C. Hoppin; bequeathed to Fogg Art Museum, 1925.

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