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Terracotta statuette of a standing girl

Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: Overall: 4 1/2 x 1 3/4 x 1 1/16 in. (11.4 x 4.4 x 2.6 cm)
Classification: Terracottas

The two items I choose tell…

Terracotta Statuette of a Standing Woman

"Medium: Terracotta

Dimensions: H. 6 7/16 in. (16.4 cm)

Classification: Terracottas"

Although Mauryan Period art features women, Hellenistic…

This image depicts a clay statue of a woman during the late Hellenistic period. This woman is dressed in nice and formal clothing and seems to be…

"Figurines of seated and standing nurses with babies became popular in the fourth century B.C. This specific type is a later one and reflects the…

The images/objects that I have chosen have conflicting views upon the status of Africans (or Ethiopians) in Ancient Greece. It should be therefore be…

Terracotta vase in the form of a sleeping African (known as Ethiopian) boy

"Medium:Terracotta
Dimensions:H. 8 3/16 in. (20.8 cm)
Classification:Vases"
The images that I have chosen both depict Africans in Greek society.…

Terracotta vase in the form of a sleeping African (known as Ethiopian) boy

"Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: H. 8 3/16 in. (20.8 cm)
Classification: Vases"
These sculptures of Ethiopians tell us a lot about how they were…

Terracotta vase in the form of a sleeping African (known as Ethiopian) boy

I chose these two images because they reflect on how the Africans were simplified and objectified.

The first sculpture is from the Iron age, and…

The sleeping boy's nakedness and exhausted state suggest that he is a slave or servant. Vases of this shape probably held perfumed oils.

The two…

Terracotta vase in the form of a sleeping African (known as Ethiopian) boy and Bronze statuette of an African (known as Ethiopian) youth

I chose these two images to highlight how different Greek art was when showcasing which person.
The first image, I chose the “Ethiopian” boy. If you…