Comic Actor in the Role of a Kitchen Slave
SculptureGreek4th-3rd century BCE

Comic Actor in the Role of a Kitchen Slave

second half 4th-first half 3rd century BCE or modern

Classification
Sculpture
Technique
Cast, lost-wax process
Medium
Leaded bronze
Culture
Greek
Period
Classical period, Late, to Early Hellenistic
Century
4th-3rd century BCE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

7.6 x 6.4 x 1.6 cm (3 x 2 1/2 x 5/8 in.)

Provenance

Anonymous gift. Purchased from Christie’s (London) 7 Nov. 2001, lot 296; previously offered at Christie’s (London) 25 April 2001, lot. 233. Owned in 1967 by N. A. C. Embiricos, who acquired it 29 April 1961 from Ars Antiqua, Luzern, Auction 3, no. 61 where it was said to be from the collection of Prof. Bruno Meissner (Berlin-Zeuthen).

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