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Mold-made terracotta head of a young man

Dull red-orange terracotta is molded into the form of the head and neck of a young man. Traces of pale rose colored paint remain on his face, especially around the eyelids and below the nostrils. Flecks of white also remain within the eyes around the irises. Incised lines accent the eyelids which sit heavily as the young man stares forward calmly. Individually molded locks of hair frame his face, and his neck flares outward slightly to form the sculpture’s base.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2002.95.134
Title
Head of a Male
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Date
c. 300 BCE-200 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Etruria
Period
Hellenistic period
Culture
Etruscan
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/142224

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Technique
Mold-made

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Paul J. Haldeman, Brookline, MA and Jackson, MS, (by 2002), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Paul J. Haldeman
Accession Year
2002
Object Number
2002.95.134
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2540 Renaissance, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 07/18/2018 - 11/15/2018

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