Terracotta statuette of a Black African youth

Unknown

4th–3rd century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

The figurine is mold-made and hollow. The back is mold-made. A very similar figurine from Kameiros, in the British Museum, is dated to the mid-fifth century B.C. on the basis of the pose.

Artist

Unknown

Date

4th–3rd century BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Rhodian

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76