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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2002.60.35
Title
Small Head of a Monkey or Lion
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Date
3rd-1st century BCE
Culture
Hellenistic
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/148451

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta, mold made
Dimensions
3.2 x 3.4 x 3.5 cm (1 1/4 x 1 5/16 x 1 3/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of W.C. Burriss Young
Accession Year
2002
Object Number
2002.60.35
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Head of monkey or lion with broad nose and prominent eyes and short, diagonally projecting ears. Brownish red clay with tan slip. Appears to have been made from a worn mold, possibly part of a seated or reclining statuette. Hellenistic?

Verification Level

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