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    • Statuette of an African (known as Ethiopian), 3rd–2nd century b.c.
    Greek
    Bronze

    H. 7 1/5 in. (18.29 cm)
    Rogers Fund, 1918 (18.145.10)

    This fine statuette shows the careful observation that reflects firsthand knowledge of the subject. The distinctive garment is characteristic of artisans, especially those working in the heat of a foundry, forge, or brazier.

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  • Mertens, Joan R. "Greek Bronzes: In The Metropolitan Museum of Art." The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 43, no. 2 (Fall, 1985).
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  • Statuette of an African (known as Ethiopian), 3rd–2nd century b.c.
    Greek
    Bronze

    H. 7 1/5 in. (18.29 cm)
    Rogers Fund, 1918 (18.145.10)