2002.95.134: Head of a Male
SculptureDull 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
- Permissions
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Exhibition History
- 32Q: 2540 Renaissance, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 07/18/2018 - 11/15/2018
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Verification Level
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