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title: Hellenistic Bronze Statuette of an Aethiopian Youth
author: Unknown
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8025/hellenistic-bronze-statuette-of-an-aethiopian-yout/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Hellenistic Bronze Statuette of an Aethiopian Youth

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## Image File

[![Hellenistic Bronze Statuette of an Aethiopian Youth](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8025.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8025.jpg)

## Image Caption

This [Hellenistic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Hellenic_World/) [bronze](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/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.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Unknown. (2018, January 25). Hellenistic Bronze Statuette of an Aethiopian Youth. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8025/hellenistic-bronze-statuette-of-an-aethiopian-yout/>
### Chicago
Unknown. "Hellenistic Bronze Statuette of an Aethiopian Youth." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 25, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8025/hellenistic-bronze-statuette-of-an-aethiopian-yout/>.
### MLA
Unknown. "Hellenistic Bronze Statuette of an Aethiopian Youth." *World History Encyclopedia*, 25 Jan 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8025/hellenistic-bronze-statuette-of-an-aethiopian-yout/>.

## License & Copyright

© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/250673) by [**Unknown**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/250673). Submitted by [Arienne King](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/ava.spartan.117/ "User Page: Arienne King"), published on 25 January 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.