l. ro r.: 1916.318; 1920.44.113; 1920.44.30 Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College
l. ro r.: 1916.318; 1920.44.113; 1920.44.30 Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College
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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1920.44.30
Title
Actor's Mask
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture, statuette
Date
323-31 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Boeotia
Period
Hellenistic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/292522

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta, traces of white slip
Technique
Mold-made
Dimensions
7.5 x 6.6 cm (2 15/16 x 2 5/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Miss Elizabeth Gaskell Norton, Boston, MA and Miss Margaret Norton, Cambridge, MA (by 1920), gift; to the Fogg Museum, 1920.

Note: The Misses Norton were daughters of Charles Elliot Norton (1827-1908).

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Misses Norton
Accession Year
1920
Object Number
1920.44.30
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Female head with large bulging eyes, open mouth, highly arched eyebrows and a long, think, pointed nose. Her hair is combed away from her face in a thick roll. Traces of red on hair and face. Hollow. (Far right in photograph)

Pale brown clay, powdery surface; traces of white slip and red pigment.

Publication History

  • George M. A. Hanfmann, Greek Art and Life, An Exhibition Catalogue, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1950), no. 175.

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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