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Figure of a Seated Ape
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Terracotta statuette of an ape or monkey in a seated position with legs extended in front and arms bent at the elbows running alongside them. Head is slightly cocked to the left with downcast eyes.
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
This statuette was in Dr. Mildenberg's possession for years before it appeared in Volume 1 of the scholarly catalogues of the Mildenberg collection in 1981.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Purchase through the generosity of Roy W. Lennox David N. Silich and the Marian H. Phinney Fund
Title: Figure of a Seated Ape
Description:
Terracotta statuette of an ape or monkey in a seated position with legs extended in front and arms bent at the elbows running alongside them.
Head is slightly cocked to the left with downcast eyes.
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