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Museum collection · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 248325

Terracotta statuette of an old nurse holding a child

Unknown maker, last quarter of 4th century BCE

Terracotta statuette of an old nurse holding a child at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Rogers Fund, 1910 · Public domain

Artist
Unknown maker
Date
last quarter of 4th century BCE
Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
H. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm)
Era
Museum collection

Why it matters

Terracotta statuette of an old nurse holding a child, dated last quarter of 4th century BCE, is catalogued by The Metropolitan Museum of Art as a work in Terracotta. The API record does not identify a named maker. The recorded dimensions are H. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm). This factual page is generated from the museum catalogue and links directly to its source record.