Harvard Art Museums > 1959.194: Gorgon Head Sculpture Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Gorgon Head , 1959.194,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Oct 29, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/289684. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1959.194 Title Gorgon Head Classification Sculpture Work Type head, sculpture Date c. 530 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe Period Archaic period Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/289684 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta Technique Mold-made Dimensions H. 10.3 x W. 7.5 cm (4 1/16 x 2 15/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Frederick M. Watkins, gift; to the Fogg Art Museum,1959. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Frederick M. Watkins Accession Year 1959 Object Number 1959.194 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description This mold-made terracotta head is in the shape of a Gorgon mask. The almond shaped eyes, slightly protruding nose, and upturned mouth are incised with a sharp tool, a process that would have occured after molding. The hair is rendered as a repeated row of curls framing the face. Publication History The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1973), p. 31, no. 10. Claude Rolley, Deux gorgones, deux problemes. A propos de deux bronzes grec du Louvre, La Revue du Louvre (1981), 31, p. 326, no. 10. David Gordon Mitten and Amy Brauer, Dialogue with Antiquity, The Curatorial Achievement of George M. A. Hanfmann, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1982), p. 13, no. 26, ill. p. 3. Stephen R. Wilk, Medusa: Solving the Mystery of the Gorgon, Oxford University Press (UK) (Oxford, NY, 2000), p. 166, fig. 9.5 Exhibition History The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 01/31/1973 - 03/14/1973 Dialogue with Antiquity: The Curatorial Achievement of George M.A. Hanfmann, Fogg Art Museum, 05/07/1982 - 06/26/1982 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/07/2016 - 05/08/2016; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/20/2024 - 05/05/2024 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
