Illustration
This Hellenistic bronze statuette of an African youth dates to sometime between the 2nd-3rd Centuries BCE. It portrays a young worker, likely a blacksmith or other artisan, of Sub-Saharan African origin. While the piece is of unknown provenance, it can currently be seen in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
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Unknown. (2018, January 25). Hellenistic Bronze Statuette of an Aethiopian Youth. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8025/hellenistic-bronze-statuette-of-an-aethiopian-yout/
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Unknown. "Hellenistic Bronze Statuette of an Aethiopian Youth." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 25 Jan 2018. Web. 22 Feb 2025.
