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In its size and articulation, this group of an old nurse and child represents an elaboration of a popular type in Attic comedy. It is worth noting that the child is no baby.
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Title: Terracotta statuette of a nurse carrying a child
Period: Late Classical
Date: late 4th–early 3rd century BCE
Culture: Greek, possibly Attic
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: H.: 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm)
Classification: Terracottas
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1906
Object Number: 06.1066
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