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THE PROPERTY OF THE MORVEN COLLECTION
A GREEK BRONZE DANCING DWARF
HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.
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A GREEK BRONZE DANCING DWARF
HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.
Stepping forward onto his right leg, twisting his arching torso to the right, playing krotala (castanets), his left arm raised, his right arm lowered behind his back, his wreathed head turned to his left, wearing a loin-cloth tied at his hips, his elongated phallus extending beyond the hem
3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm.) high
HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.
Stepping forward onto his right leg, twisting his arching torso to the right, playing krotala (castanets), his left arm raised, his right arm lowered behind his back, his wreathed head turned to his left, wearing a loin-cloth tied at his hips, his elongated phallus extending beyond the hem
3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm.) high
Provenance
with Robin Symes, London.
with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, 1991 (Art of the Ancient World, vol. VI, part 2, no. 25).
with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, 1991 (Art of the Ancient World, vol. VI, part 2, no. 25).