Terracotta statuette of an old nurse holding a child

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last quarter of 4th century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Figurines of seated and standing nurses with babies became popular in the fourth century B.C. This specific type is a later one and reflects the interest in realism in the Early Hellenistic period. Its invention was probably due to the influence of the so-called New Comedy that began in Athens at this time and in which the child-holding nurse was a common character.

Artist

Unknown

Date

last quarter of 4th century BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic or Boeotian

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1910