Terracotta statuette of an old nurse holding a child

Greek, Attic or Boeotian

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 164

Figurines of seated and standing nurses with babies became popular in the fourth century B.C. This specific type is a later one and reflects the interest in realism in the Early Hellenistic period. Its invention was probably due to the influence of the so-called New Comedy that began in Athens at this time and in which the child-holding nurse was a common character.

Terracotta statuette of an old nurse holding a child, Terracotta, Greek, Attic or Boeotian

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Terracotta statuette of an old nurse holding a child, Terracotta, Greek, Attic or Boeotian
Terracotta statuette of an old nurse holding a child, Terracotta, Greek, Attic or Boeotian
Terracotta statuette of an old nurse holding a child, Terracotta, Greek, Attic or Boeotian
Terracotta statuette of an old nurse holding a child, Terracotta, Greek, Attic or Boeotian
Terracotta statuette of an old nurse holding a child, Terracotta, Greek, Attic or Boeotian
Terracotta statuette of an old nurse holding a child, Terracotta, Greek, Attic or Boeotian
Terracotta statuette of an old nurse holding a child, Terracotta, Greek, Attic or Boeotian
Terracotta statuette of an old nurse holding a child, Terracotta, Greek, Attic or Boeotian
Terracotta statuette of an old nurse holding a child, Terracotta, Greek, Attic or Boeotian

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