Actor of the New Comedy; Formerly Johannes W. F. Collection Reimers (Hamburg); clay; hand-modeled; turned into the form; clay; Total: Height: 15.5 cm; Width: 6.3 cm; Depth: 4.4 cm; ceramics; small sculptures/small sculptures; theater/opera; mask; actor; actress; theater costume; old man; base (column; pillars); early Hellenistic; high Hellenistic; Greek antiquity; On a base with rounded corners the actor stands; recognizable by his mask. With his right leg as supporting leg and his left leg as playing leg; he stands slightly bent in front view. In his right hand placed in front of the body he holds a stick with a curved end. The left hand is laid against the body and reaches into the coat; which is led over the left shoulder and - as it seems - extends across the body with a broad bulge. The mask has a funnel-shaped mouth opening and raised eyebrows. It is the figure of the old man from the New Comedy. The back is smooth and without a burning hole.