Figurine of an Actor
Dublin Core
Title
Figurine of an Actor
Subject
TERRACOTTA
Description
A standing figure of an old man actor, a stereotypical figure of Middle Comedy. His hands are on his hips, and his weight is carried on his right leg while his left leg steps slightly forward. His face is a variant of the old man mask type with a wide mouth, snub nose and curved brows. He wears the usual costume of a slave: an exomis (a tunic that covers only one shoulder), tights and a padded stomach plus phallus. The more unusual feature is the polos on his head; this head-dress is usually worn by priests or goddesses suggesting that he is parodying such a figure. There is a narrow rectangular base, slightly concave on its lower surface and chipped at the rear. The clay is brown with traces of white, pink and black.
Creator
Aegean
Greek
Classical
Source
Purchased from Charles Ede Ltd, London, 1981.
Date
425 - 375 BC
Identifier
81.001
Coverage
Greece
Boeotia
Citation
Aegean, Greek, and Classical, “Figurine of an Actor,” RD Milns Antiquities Museum Online Exhibitions, accessed April 18, 2024, https://uqantiquitiesonlineexhibitions.omeka.net/items/show/159.