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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2002.60.12
Title
Small Grotesque Head
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Date
2nd century BCE-1st century CE
Period
Hellenistic period, Late, to Early Roman Imperial
Culture
Graeco-Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/148258

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
2.5 x 2.4 x 3.2 cm (1 x 15/16 x 1 1/4 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of W.C. Burriss Young
Accession Year
2002
Object Number
2002.60.12
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Solid mold-made head of a grostesque male figure with large hooked nose, rounded protrusion at back of head, and prominent ears. Shiny, brown surface.

Verification Level

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