Terracotta group of two girls playing a game known as ephedrismos, Hellenistic, late 4th–early 3rd century B.C., Greek, Corinthian, Terracotta, H. 5 7/16 in. (13.8 cm), Terracottas, The subject of this group with one person carrying another has a long history in Greek art. It is thought to illustrate a game called ephedrismos. A stone was placed upright on the ground, and balls or pebbles were thrown at it from a distance
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