Head of boy figurine

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Inventory number

ΝΑ 1957 ΝΑΠ 312

Category

Coroplastic

Period

Hellenistic Period

Date

210-150 BC

Dimensions

Height: 0.048 m

Material

Clay

Location

Gallery of the Acropolis Slopes, Case 2, No 116

Description
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Head of a boy figurine tilting slightly to his right. It was found in 1957 in cistern 33 on the south slope of the Acropolis. A twisted stephane crowns the head and the boy’s long hair falls in locks at the sides. Much of the surface preserves traces of white slip and reddish paint.

The figurine was most likely placed in a domestic shrine as a votive offering.

Vogeikoff, N., Hellenistic Pottery from the South Slope of the Athenian Acropolis (διδακτορική διατριβή), Bryan Mawr College, 1993, σελ. 127 υποσημ. 86, πίν. 249