Terracotta relief

ca. 450 BCE or later

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

Seated woman with double flutes and youth

Fragment of a Melian relief; seated woman playing the double flutes and a man standing. Scholarly discussion continues as to whether the relief is ancient or a modern forgery.

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Title: Terracotta relief
Period: Classical ?
Date: ca. 450 BCE or later
Culture: Greek ?
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: H.: 6 5/16 in. (16 cm)
Classification: Terracottas
Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1931
Object Number: 31.11.9
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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