Statuette of a girl with articulated arms (missing)

late 4th–early 3rd century BCE

Not on view

These two statuettes belong to a group of jointed figurines of those with articulated arms. They represent a seated nude girl and a youth. Their arms, now lost, were once attached with a string or wire that went through a hole piercing the shoulders.

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Title: Statuette of a girl with articulated arms (missing)
Period: Hellenistic
Date: late 4th–early 3rd century BCE
Culture: Greek, Boeotian
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: H. 7 in. (17.8 cm)
Classification: Terracottas
Credit Line: Purchase, 1901
Object Number: 01.13.2
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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