Terracotta statuette of an old nurse holding a child, Hellenistic, last quarter of 4th century B.C., Greek, Attic or Boeotian, Terracotta, H. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm), Terracottas, Figurines of seated and standing nurses with babies became popular in the fourth century B.C. This specific type is a later one and reflects the interest in realism in the Early Hellenistic period. Its invention was probably due to the influence of the so-called New Comedy that began in Athens at this time and in which the child-holding nurse was a common character
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