Terracotta statuette of a teacher and a pupil

Greek, Asia Minor

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 164

The old man seated on a stool writes on a tablet that rests on his lap and looks toward the child to see if he is attentive. The group may simply represent a schoolmaster with a pupil, but the satyr-like appearance of the teacher may also indicate that this is a representation of Silenos, father of the satyrs, instructing the child Dionysos.

Terracotta statuette of a teacher and a pupil, Terracotta, Greek, Asia Minor

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Terracotta statuette of a teacher and a pupil, Terracotta, Greek, Asia Minor
Terracotta statuette of a teacher and a pupil, Terracotta, Greek, Asia Minor

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