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Pedagogue and Boy
3rd-2nd century BCE (Hellenistic)
terracotta, traces of paint
(Ancient Greece )
(Ancient Greece )
A pedagogue was an adult male who supervised the moral and social education of a young boy. In Hellenistic times, boys and girls attended privately funded elementary schools, but formal education beyond this level was exclusively for boys.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Charles William Lewis, Jr.; Walters Art Museum, 1946, by gift.
Exhibitions
| 1988-1989 | From Alexander to Cleopatra: Greek Art of the Hellenistic Age. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Greece (Place of Origin)
Measurements
6 1/16 x 2 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (15.4 x 7 x 4.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Charles William Lewis, Jr., 1946
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.1934