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sculptured boy
Stone sculptured boy with bird, painted face. 21.8cm high. Late Period-Graeco Roman. For other depictions of boys with birds see Ridgway, B.S. 2006. The boy strangling the goose. Genre figure or mythological symbol. 'The American Journal of Archaeology' 110/4 p 643-648. The bird toy is often depicted with children and is perhaps a symbol of childhood. It frequently appears with children on Roman s…
Type of item
- sculptured boy
- Late Period - Graeco Roman
Type of item
- sculptured boy
- Late Period - Graeco Roman
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- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
Identifier
- W1161
Providing country
- United Kingdom
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First time published on Europeana
- 2015-01-27T15:05:46.757Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-07-12T18:15:24.246Z