Terracotta statuette of an old nurse and a child
The nurse carries the child on her shoulder.
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Title: Terracotta statuette of an old nurse and a child
Period: Late Classical or Early Hellenistic
Date: 4th century BCE
Culture: Greek, Boeotian or Attic
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: H. 3 in. (7.59 cm)
Classification: Terracottas
Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1938
Object Number: 38.11.1
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