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Terracotta vase in the form of a sleeping African (known as Ethiopian) boy

ca. 3rd–2nd century B.C.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States

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  • Title: Terracotta vase in the form of a sleeping African (known as Ethiopian) boy
  • Date Created: ca. 3rd–2nd century B.C.
  • Physical Dimensions: H. 8 3/16 in. (20.8 cm)
  • Type: Vase in the form of a sleeping black-African boy
  • External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/241816
  • Medium: Terracotta
  • Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
  • Period: Hellenistic
  • Culture: Cypriot
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