1995.1154: Bust of a Goddess
Sculpture
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1995.1154
- Title
- Bust of a Goddess
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Work Type
- bust, sculpture
- Date
- c. 500-480 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Sicily
- Period
- Archaic period
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/287332
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Terracotta
- Technique
- Mold-made
- Dimensions
- 9.3 x 6 cm (3 11/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
-
Nelson Goodman, Weston, MA, Collector.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Nelson Goodman
- Accession Year
- 1995
- Object Number
- 1995.1154
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Descriptions
- Description
- Figure wears a high cylindrical Polos ( 3.1 cm) over long flowing hair. It has a triangular face, prominent nose, and was impressed from a worn mold. The head is hollow running from a hole in the top of the polos. The back of the body is oval, pressed by hand into the mold. Probably from a seated figure.
Verification Level
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