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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1919.514
Title
Seated Man
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
statuette, sculpture
Date
323-31 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Tanagra (Boeotia)
Period
Hellenistic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/293278

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta, remains of white slip
Technique
Mold-made
Dimensions
10.3 x 7 cm (4 1/16 x 2 3/4 in.)
Base: 6.4 x 5.2 cm (2 1/2 x 2 1/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Mr. & Mrs. William de Forest Thomson; gift to Fogg Art Museum, 1919.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William de Forest Thomson
Accession Year
1919
Object Number
1919.514
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Man dressed in a long, tightly drawn cloak attached at right shoulder and reaching below the knees. Body is supported by the left arm which is resting on the rock. High boots reach the bottom of his cloak. Traces of pink visible on right arm. Back is unmodelled with a square vent hole. Head and chips around the right arm are missing. Broken into 13 pieces and repaired. (4th from left in photograph)

Hard, reddish brown clay; remains of white slip.

Verification Level

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