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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1987.35
Title
Fragment of a Draped Female Head
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Date
c. 500-400 BCE
Period
Classical period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/289189

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Technique
Molded
Dimensions
3 x 2.7 cm (1 3/16 x 1 1/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Provenance unknown

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Jonathan H. Kagan
Accession Year
1987
Object Number
1987.35
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Made of tan clay with course center including two large flakes of mica. Head has a large nose and assymetrically placed oval eyes. There are prominent lips in relief. The chin is rounded and the face is surrounded by a wavy lock in relief on top of which is a thick plastic veil. This piece was broken off of a larger seated or standing terracotta figurine.

Verification Level

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