Fragment of a Relief - Male Body | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1920.44.3
Title: Fragment of a Relief - Male Body
Classification: Sculpture
Work Type: sculpture
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Cyprus
Culture: Cypriot
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/292987

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: 12.5 x 6.9 cm (4 15/16 x 2 11/16 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: 1920.44.3
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Hard pale brown clay. Reddish surface speckled with brown. Impression of front mold with figure in high relief. Broken vertically in half, horizontally at shoulder and below knee. Nude male body with right arm outstretched holding an oinochoe. Faintly visible drape over right forearm. "Cyprus 1874" written on back.

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

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