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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Statuette of an Actor Dressed as a Bird
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Statuette of an Actor Dressed as a Bird

AAT Object Form/FunctionStatuettes (free-standing sculpture)
CultureGreek
Date1st Century BCE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineJoint gift to the Michael C. Carlos Museum and the Tampa Museum of Art from Mr. and Mrs. William Knight Zewadski
Dimensions7 11/16 in. (19.5 cm)
Object number1988.034.010
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - 1995
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, April 12, 2022 - Present
Published ReferencesGreek and Roman Terracotta Sculpture VIII (London: Charles Ede, 1985), number 18.
J.R. Green, "On Seeing and Depicting the Theatre in Classical Athens," Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies 32 (1991): 23, n. 27.
ProvenanceEx coll. William Knight Zewadski, United States, purchased from Charles Ede Ltd., London, England.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Greek and Roman Art