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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1960.519
Title
Female Head, possibly a mask
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Date
c. 480-450 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Northern Greece
Period
Classical period, Early
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/290855

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Technique
Mold-made
Dimensions
10.4 x 8 cm (4 1/8 x 3 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
From Olynthus

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson
Accession Year
1960
Object Number
1960.519
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Female head made of red clay with buff slip. Finished edges on the head's right side indicate that it was perhaps a mask. The head's left side is broken. Regular waves of hair along the forehead. Nostril holes deeply articulated.

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. 34, no. 284

Exhibition History

  • The David Moore Robinson Bequest of Classical Art and Antiquities: A Special Exhibition, Fogg Art Museum, 05/01/1961 - 09/20/1961

Verification Level

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