Αuletris - Woman who played the Flute to provide Entertainment - Greek Symposium - pure bronze statue

Item Specifics

Condition: New, Made in Greece.
Material: Pure Bronze
Height: 37 cm - 14,6 inches
Width: 12 cm -4,7 inches
Length: 5 cm - 2 inches
Weight: 460 g

A courtesan or prostitute in Ancient Greece who played the flute to provide entertainment.
The auletris, or flute-player, provided musical accompaniment at the Greek symposium, a drinking party enjoyed by aristocratic males.
One of Theophrastus' characters speaks of instructing a servant to bring an auletris from the brothel [...] "that all of us might be entertained by her playing and be made glad".
Bronze high quality reproduction.