Female Mask | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1916.318
Title: Female Mask
Classification: Sculpture
Work Type: statuette, sculpture
Date: 323-31 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Thebes (Boeotia)
Period: Hellenistic period
Culture: Greek
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/292947

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Terracotta, remains of white slip, traces of paint
Technique: Mold-made
Dimensions: 8 x 4.8 cm (3 1/8 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: 1916.318
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Slender woman's face with small, delicate features. Eyelids and ears are faintly indicated. Hair is combed back and tied up, ends on top of her head where they are gathered in a loose knot. Traces of red on hair and pink on her face. Suspension hole in the knot of hair on the top of her head.

Hard, pale brown clay with orange tone; remains of white slip; traces of iron oxide red.

Verification Level

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