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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1992.17
Title
Head of a Female Figure with Polos Type Headdress
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
head, sculpture
Date
5th century BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Attica
Period
Classical period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/289024

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta with traces of white pigment in hair
Technique
Mold-made
Dimensions
H. 4.7 cm (1 7/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Purchased from G. Max Bernheimer, Bernheimer Antique Arts, Cambridge, MA.
From Stuart Thorne by bequest.
ex. coll. Mrs.Thorne who had obtained them in Greece many years before.
Mrs. Thorne was closely involved with the American School of Classical Studies in Athens from the 1930's onwards.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Marian H. Phinney Fund
Accession Year
1992
Object Number
1992.17
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Hollow backed head of female figure with locks radiating from central point over forehead. Large sharply defined oval eyes. Right eye slants downward toward right side of face assymetrically. Prominent pursed lips placed high up under prominent nose. Two ink letters W E on concave back of figure.
Commentary
The color of the clay and use of white slip suggests that this may be an Athenian product. The polos indicates that a goddess is represented -- perhaps Hera or Demeter. This could be either from a standing or seated statuette.

Verification Level

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