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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1925.30.112
Title
Seated Youth
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
statuette, sculpture
Date
323-31 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Tanagra (Boeotia)
Period
Hellenistic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/291685

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Technique
Mold-made
Dimensions
11 x 5 x 6.5 cm (4 5/16 x 1 15/16 x 2 9/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Joseph C. Hoppin; bequeathed to Fogg Art Museum, 1925.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Joseph C. Hoppin
Accession Year
1925
Object Number
1925.30.112
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Young boy seated on a rock wearing a mantle fastened at the right shoulder and falling in folds below his knees. Feet are clad in high laced boots. Head is turned slightly to the left and topped with short, curly hair. Back is modeled with a square vent hole. Plinth is missing. Extensive repairs visible from inside. (Central figure in photograph)
Hard, pale reddish brown clay.

Publication History

  • George M. A. Hanfmann, Greek Art and Life, An Exhibition Catalogue, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1950), no. 171.

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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