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A small terracotta slab with a figure in relief

A pale terracotta rectangular slab with traces of white paint has a modeled figure reclining at center. At top center the figure’s head, modeled in high relief, rests on a pillow that is almost as wide as the slab. The eyes are wide and the red pupils are accented by traces of the surrounding white paint. The head is round, with smiling lips and full cheeks. Below, the figure’s body is indistinct under the folds of a blanket. More traces of white remain in the lower parts of the creases and ridges.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1932.56.122.1
Title
Lid of a Cinerary Urn with Reclining Figure
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Date
3rd century BCE
Period
Hellenistic period
Culture
Etruscan
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/292335

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
H 8.5 x D 15 x L 29 cm (3 3/8 x 5 7/8 x 11 7/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Dr. Harris Kennedy, Milton, MA (by 1932), gift; to the William Hayes Fogg Art Museum, 1932.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Dr. Harris Kennedy, Class of 1894
Accession Year
1932
Object Number
1932.56.122.1
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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