Figurine
MS1840
Location: On Display in the Greece Gallery
From: Italy
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | MS1840 |
| Current Location | Greece Gallery - On Display |
| Culture | Greek |
| Provenience | Italy |
| Period | Hellenistic Period |
| Date Made | 1st century BCE-1st century CE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Terracotta |
| Iconography | Seated Woman | Child |
| Description | Figure is a seated nurse with child; Called a kourotrophos in Greek; Such figurines are commonly found in children's burials. |
| Height | 23.18 cm |
| Width | 10.16 cm |
| Credit Line | Museum Purchase; Subscription of John Wanamaker, 1896 |
| Other Number | 938 - Stevenson Etruscan Series Number |
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