Relief Fragment Depicting a Pygmy

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1977.216.2937
Title: Relief Fragment Depicting a Pygmy
Classification: Sculpture
Work Type: sculpture
Date: 1st-3rd century CE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Campania
Period: Roman Imperial period
Culture: Roman
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/288466

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Terracotta
Technique: Mold-made
Dimensions: 13.1 x 10.5 cm (5 3/16 x 4 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Probably bought by Henry W. Haynes, 1873-1878.
Bequest of Henry W. Haynes to the Department of the Classics, 1912.
Transfer from the Department of the Classics, 1977.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Bequest of Henry W. Haynes, 1912
Accession Year: 1977
Object Number: 1977.216.2937
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

Roman Gallery Installation (long-term), Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/16/1999 - 01/20/2008

Verification Level

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