Harvard Art Museums > 1960.525: Middle Comedy Actor 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"Middle Comedy Actor , 1960.525,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/290963. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1960.525 Title Middle Comedy Actor Classification Sculpture Work Type sculpture Date 400 BCE-375 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Macedonia, Olynthos (Macedonia) Period Classical period, Late Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/290963 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta Technique Mold-made Dimensions 10.4 × 3.8 × 2.7 cm (4 1/8 × 1 1/2 × 1 1/16 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson Accession Year 1960 Object Number 1960.525 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 Figure on far right of image. Standing actor wearing a short tunic, traveling cloak, and conical pileus. He hugs a wine jug at left; right arm raised. Mask with triangular beard and an upturned, open mouth. Head cocked to right with jolly expression. Prosthetic phallus. Would have been painted originally. Abundant traces of white ground extant at front. Some red pigment. Solid and sturdy. Mold-made in one single-sided mold. Rough, plain back. Red, grainy 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. 35, no. 296 Exhibition History The David Moore Robinson Bequest of Classical Art and Antiquities: A Special Exhibition, Fogg Art Museum, 05/01/1961 - 09/20/1961 Related Works 1960.524 Middle Comedy Actor Sculpture 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
