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Terracotta statuette of a mime with a shield
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Terracotta, Hellenistic, Greek
Greek and Roman Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Gordian Weber 2000
Title: Terracotta statuette of a mime with a shield
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Terracotta, Hellenistic, Greek.
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