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Small ivory hunchback figure of the Hellenistic period
 

Figure of a Hunchback

Circa 1st century B.C.E. Ivory. Alexandria, Egypt. British Museum:
GR 1814.7-4.277.
H: 10.2 cm.

The figure is intended to evoke a sympathetic reaction to the individual's personal experience and emotion. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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The British Museum