Harvard Art Museums > 1934.189.3: Seated Man Playing the Harp 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"Seated Man Playing the Harp , 1934.189.3,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 23, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/291847. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1934.189.3 Title Seated Man Playing the Harp Classification Sculpture Work Type statuette, sculpture Date 30 BCE - 300 CE Period Roman period Culture Egyptian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/291847 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta Technique Mold-made Dimensions 4.9 × 2.3 × 4.4 cm (1 15/16 × 7/8 × 1 3/4 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Through Helmut von Erffa - Postage Fund Accession Year 1934 Object Number 1934.189.3 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 Incomplete figurine; missing part of phallus. Front is not as crisp as back, which is the side pictured here. Heavy surface accretions. Very small figure, male, nude, seated and resting a harp on his enormous phallus. Either bald or with very short cropped hair. Symmetrical arrangement of arms and legs, though the proper left shoulder is higher than the right, possibly to accommodate the head, which faces proper right. Shapely body with small waist and wide hips, almost feminine. What remains of the harp resembles a right triangle with the strings placed parallel to its hypotenuse. The figure’s arms go around both sides of the harp, with hands placed on the strings. Legs bent up at the knee. Figure rests on a narrow plain base. Would have been painted originally, now only faint traces of white ground extant. Solid. Mold-made in a single bivalve mold split down the figure’s sagittal plane; likely plaster. Deep mauve clay, smooth, well-levigated. 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
