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Actor with Right Arm Extended
(Roman Empire )
The grimacing face drawn into a grimace, with broad mouth, snub nose, and deep furrows across the forehead indicate that the figure is an actor. He wears the clothing of an enslaved person, consisting of a short tunic tied over one shoulder and a broad belt circling his exaggeratedly twisted lower torso. Individuals who were enslaved often appeared as characters in Roman comedy, as they had did in Greek theater.
Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Roman Empire (Place of Origin)
Measurements
5 7/8 x 4 5/16 x 3 3/4 in. (15 x 11 x 9.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, by 1931
Location in Museum
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.746