1978.518: "Phi" Figure
Sculpture
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1978.518
- Title
- "Phi" Figure
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Work Type
- sculpture
- Date
- 1300-1200 BCE
- Period
- Helladic period, Late
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/289380
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Terracotta
- Dimensions
- 10.5 x 4.3 cm (4 1/8 x 1 11/16 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Provenance unknown
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Anonymous Gift
- Accession Year
- 1978
- Object Number
- 1978.518
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Votive or tomb figure. Made in large numbers during this period.
Intact. Handmade. Body pinched out to either side. Nose pinched forward. Top of head flaring with concave top. Bottom flaring, concave beneath. Two rudimentary, vertical stripes down front and down back of figure, horizontal stripe around front and back of widest point. Small pellet breasts and eyes added. Stands upright.
Verification Level
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