Small terracotta statue

Made:
200 BCE-100 CE
Small terracotta statue, depicts boy genius Telesphorus

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Small terracotta statue, depicts boy genius Telesphorus
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Small terracotta statue, depicts boy genius Telesphorus, probably Greek, 200BC to 100

Details

Category:
Classical & Medieval Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A655192
Materials:
terracotta
Measurements:
height 112 mm
width 55 mm
depth 92 mm
type:
statue

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