1987.35: Fragment of a Draped Female Head
Sculpture
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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
- Permissions
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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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