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Figure of an Attendant

Early 2nd century BCE

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Figure of an Attendant

Figure of an Attendant

Figure of an Attendant

Early 2nd century BCE

Physical Qualities Earthenware with unfired pigments, 61 x 17 x 16 cm.
Credit Line Gift of George and Julianne Alderman, Baltimore
Object Number 2000.341
These clay figures (BMA 2000.340-341), made especially for inclusion in a tomb, were two of a large number of attendants standing in similar positions and dressed alike. They probably held banners of wood and cloth, indicating the identity or rank of the deceased.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2000; George and Julianne Alderman, Baltimore; Michael Teller, Williamsburg, Virginia (acquired after 1990)
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