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<em>Statuette of a Seated Elderly Man</em>, 3rd century B.C.E. Terracotta, 3 11/16 x 1 5/16 x 1 3/4 in. (9.3 x 3.3 x 4.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.296. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.296_NegA_print_bw.jpg)
Statuette of a Seated Elderly Man, 3rd century B.C.E. Terracotta, 3 11/16 x 1 5/16 x 1 3/4 in. (9.3 x 3.3 x 4.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.296. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.296_NegA_print_bw.jpg)
<em>Statuette of a Seated Elderly Man</em>, 3rd century B.C.E. Terracotta, 3 11/16 x 1 5/16 x 1 3/4 in. (9.3 x 3.3 x 4.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.296. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.296_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

Statuette of a Seated Elderly Man, 3rd century B.C.E. Terracotta, 3 11/16 x 1 5/16 x 1 3/4 in. (9.3 x 3.3 x 4.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.296. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.296_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Statuette of a Seated Elderly Man</em>, 3rd century B.C.E. Terracotta, 3 11/16 x 1 5/16 x 1 3/4 in. (9.3 x 3.3 x 4.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.296. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.296_NegD_print_bw.jpg)

Statuette of a Seated Elderly Man, 3rd century B.C.E. Terracotta, 3 11/16 x 1 5/16 x 1 3/4 in. (9.3 x 3.3 x 4.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.296. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.296_NegD_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Statuette of a Seated Elderly Man</em>, 3rd century B.C.E. Terracotta, 3 11/16 x 1 5/16 x 1 3/4 in. (9.3 x 3.3 x 4.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.296. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.296_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

Statuette of a Seated Elderly Man, 3rd century B.C.E. Terracotta, 3 11/16 x 1 5/16 x 1 3/4 in. (9.3 x 3.3 x 4.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.296. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.296_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Statuette of a Seated Elderly Man</em>, 3rd century B.C.E. Terracotta, 3 11/16 x 1 5/16 x 1 3/4 in. (9.3 x 3.3 x 4.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.296. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.296_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

Statuette of a Seated Elderly Man, 3rd century B.C.E. Terracotta, 3 11/16 x 1 5/16 x 1 3/4 in. (9.3 x 3.3 x 4.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.296. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.296_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

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Statuette of a Seated Elderly Man

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Terracotta
DATES 3rd century B.C.E.
PERIOD Roman Period
DIMENSIONS 3 11/16 x 1 5/16 x 1 3/4 in. (9.3 x 3.3 x 4.4 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER 16.296
CREDIT LINE Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Terra cotta statuette of a seated elderly man. Tunic thrown over left shoulder and around legs. Major portion of torso nude. With right hand he grasps an unidentified object. Cast hollow in two part mould. Condition: Lower portion of statuette missing. Back of object blackened.
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION Statuette of a Seated Elderly Man, 3rd century B.C.E. Terracotta, 3 11/16 x 1 5/16 x 1 3/4 in. (9.3 x 3.3 x 4.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.296. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.296_NegA_print_bw.jpg)
IMAGE front, CUR.16.296_NegA_print_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2015
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<em>Statuette of a Seated Elderly Man</em>, 3rd century B.C.E. Terracotta, 3 11/16 x 1 5/16 x 1 3/4 in. (9.3 x 3.3 x 4.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.296. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.296_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

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