Statue of a child (NAMA 3485)
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The statue of a child in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens (NAMA) with the inventory number 3485 is dated to the 1st century BC. Dated.
The statue was found in the Geronticon of Nysa in Asia Minor in 1922 . It is made of marble and has a height of 63 centimeters. It shows a child with both hands clutching a Maltese dog in front of his chest. It is dressed in a long hooded cloak that is fastened around the neck. Only the beginning of the hair peeks out from under the hood. The child's face is round and chubby. The statue is preserved in one piece, the plinth is part of the overall work, as is the support on the right leg in the form of a tree trunk. The child's nose, dog's legs and parts of the cloak are broken off.
literature
- Nikolaos Kaltsas : Sculpture in the National Archaeological Museum, Athens , The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles 2002 ISBN 0-89236-686-9 , p. 297
Web links
Commons : Statue of a child - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ancient Greek and Hellenistic Art: Children with Animals ( Memento of the original from December 5, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
