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Name/Title

Girl Acrobat

Entry/Object ID

80E0439

Description

Nude female figure in a back-bend position. The figure's hands and feet rest on ivy leaves. Resin copy of bronze original.

Type of Sculpture

Statuette

Artwork Details

Medium

Bronze

Subject

Acrobat

Context

The figure was once mounted upon a handle used for a the lid of a cista (toilet box).

Made/Created

Date made

325 BCE - 250 BCE

Time Period

Hellenistic

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

Etruscan

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Makers Mark

Transcription

BMPL

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

6.5 cm

Depth

4 cm

Length

14.5 cm

Research Notes

Research Type

Reference

Notes

Cook, Brian F. "Two Etruscan Bronze Statuettes." Metropolitan Museum Journal 1 (1968), 167-170. Public: No

Research Type

Reference

Notes

Goldscheider, L. Etruscan Scuplture. London: G Allen and Unwin, 1941. 30 Public: Yes