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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1943.1085
Title
Bust of a Youth
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture, bust
Date
400 BCE-300 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Tarentum (Apulia)
Period
Classical period, Late, to Early Hellenistic
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/291529

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta, traces of paint
Dimensions
28.6 cm (11 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York, NY, bequest; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
1943.1085
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Male head, turned to left and inclined slightly forward. Left shoulder is higher than the right, right arm is extended and bent. Ridged conical Phrygian type cap that reveals locks of hair framing either side of face. Eyes are open, lids clearly defined, and tips of teeth protrude from slightly parted lips.
Pale, pinkish clay; remains of white slip; traces of red pigment on hair.

Publication History

  • George M. A. Hanfmann, Greek Art and Life, An Exhibition Catalogue, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1950), no. 160.
  • Dorothy W. Gillerman, ed., Grenville L. Winthrop: Retrospective for a Collector, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, 1969), p. 256 (checklist).
  • Kristin A. Mortimer and William G. Klingelhofer, Harvard University Art Museums: A Guide to the Collections, Harvard University Art Museums and Abbeville Press (Cambridge and New York, 1986), p. 106, no. 117, ill.

Exhibition History

  • Greek Art and Life: From the Collections of the Fogg Art Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and Private Lenders, Fogg Art Museum, 03/07/1950 - 04/15/1950

Verification Level

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