Exhausted enslaved boy

Clay; fired

Turkey

Antikensammlung, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

Details

Culture/Civilisation

Ancient Mesopotamia, Ancient Rome

Theme

Ancient Societies

Subtheme

Working for others

Case Title

Working for Others

Display Location

Coomaraswamy Hall

Findspot

Bayramiç, Troas, Turkey

Measurements

8.5 x 9 x 3 cm

Accession Number

TC 8650

Description

The rich owned enslaved people in life – and death. Here is an exhausted young boy, asleep with his lantern while waiting to light his master’s way home. What seems a scene of devotion, depicts the harsh realities of servitude.

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