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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1932.56.50
Title
Slave Carrying a Basket
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
statuette, sculpture
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/292399

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
H: 11.4 cm (4 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Dr. Harris Kennedy, Milton, MA (by 1932), gift; to the William Hayes Fogg Art Museum, 1932.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Dr. Harris Kennedy, Class of 1894
Accession Year
1932
Object Number
1932.56.50
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
This softly modelled terracotta depicts a man wearing a pleated tunic and holding a pole on his left shoulder with his left hand. A large basket is attached to the pole.
Commentary
First statuette on left in image

Verification Level

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