Female Head (Demeter?) | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1916.326
Title: Female Head (Demeter?)
Classification: Sculpture
Work Type: statuette, sculpture
Date: 323-31 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Cyprus
Period: Hellenistic period
Culture: Greek
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/292494

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Terracotta
Technique: Mold-made
Dimensions: 6.3 x 4.7 cm (2 1/2 x 1 7/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Edward P. Bliss; bequeathed to Fogg Art Museum, 1916.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Edward P. Bliss
Accession Year: 1916
Object Number: 1916.326
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: Female head, possibly of Demeter, with hair combed into rolls that frame her face. Peplos hangs from a high calathus. One earring is visible, most features are indistinct. Back is unmodeled and there is an indentation behind the polos. Hollow, broken off unevenly at neck. (Upper row, 2nd from right in photograph)
Soft, red clay with gray surface.

Verification Level

This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or 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

Add to Collection

Log in to the Harvard Art Museums