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Standing female flute player

Unknown Artist

The figurine, from a ring dance group, is handmade and solid, with a mold-made head. The figure is preserved from the head to about the thighs, where there is a clean horizontal break.

Credit: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76

Late 5th-early 4th century B.C.
Terracotta; mold-made and hand-made
10.3cm
74.51.1689
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019

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