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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1960.499
Title
Statuette of a Female Idol called a "Psi" Figure
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
statuette, sculpture
Date
14th-11th century BCE
Period
Helladic period, Late Helladic III
Culture
Mycenaean
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/290842

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
15 cm (5 7/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson
Accession Year
1960
Object Number
1960.499
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
This statuette is decorated with buff slip and brown glaze. It has a triangular head, a crescent shaped upper body and a columnar lower body with a slightly flaring base. . The hair, earrings and breasts are all indicated by added clay.

Publication History

  • Fogg Art Museum, The David Moore Robinson Bequest of Classical Art and Antiquities, A Special Exhibition, exh. cat., Harvard University (Cambridge, MA, 1961), p. 31, no. 254

Exhibition History

  • The David Moore Robinson Bequest of Classical Art and Antiquities: A Special Exhibition, Fogg Art Museum, 05/01/1961 - 09/20/1961
  • Man in the Bronze Age, Chapel Arts Center, Manchester, 01/01/1970 - 01/30/1970; Brandeis University, Waltham, 02/09/1970 - 02/27/1970

Verification Level

This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or 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