Standing Nude Youth | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1916.343
Title: Standing Nude Youth
Classification: Sculpture
Work Type: statuette, sculpture
Date: 375-325 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Boeotia
Period: Classical period, Late
Culture: Greek
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/292497

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Terracotta, remains of whie slip, traces of paint
Technique: Mold-made
Dimensions: 32.8 x 10.4 cm (12 15/16 x 4 1/8 in.)
Base: 9.9 x 7 cm (3 7/8 x 2 3/4 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: 1916.343
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Tall, slender boy. Chlamys draped over shoulders, falling over arms eaving forearms free. Right arm pendant, hand holding a fold of chlamys. Left arm bent, holding an object (swan?). Left foot slightly forward and to the side. Gentle curve of the body, effeminate type. Elaborate headdress with curls radiating from forehead in a huge mass with a garland looped through upper portion directly beneath crown.

High rectangular plinth, traces of red, back unmodelled. Base made in same mold as figure. Head inserted. Large rectangular vent hole.

Hard pink clay; remains of white slip and traces of iron oxide red.

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Verification Level

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