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Terracotta Group of Two Girls Playing a Game Known as Ephedrismos

Ancient Greek Painting and Sculpture

Terracotta Group of Two Girls Playing a Game Known as Ephedrismos

Ancient Greek Painting and Sculpture
  • Date: c.300 BC
  • Style: Hellenistic
  • Theme: Polychromy
  • Genre: sculpture
  • Location: Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met), New York City, NY, US
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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. The loser's eyes were covered, and he had to carry the other player on his back until he found and touched the stone. There were probably a number of variations. Here the little girl carries her companion but does not have her eyes covered.

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