figure
- Museum number
- 1907,0518.8
- Description
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Terracotta figure of an actor hopping or dancing with weight on his right foot, his right hand raised and holding a short sword or dagger with a curved hilt, wearing short belted tunic pulled into roll round his waist at the back to expose his buttocks, lips closed in broad smile. Light orange clay (with flecks of haematite and a little mica); rose-madder on tunic.
- Production date
- 1stC
- Dimensions
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Height: 16 centimetres
- Location
- On display (G69/dc21)
- Acquisition date
- 1907
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 1907,0518.8