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Identification and Creation

Object Number
33.1908
Title
Head of Dionysus
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture, statuette
Date
300-200 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Smyrna (Ionia)
Period
Hellenistic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/293489

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta, traces of paint
Technique
Mold-made
Dimensions
with base: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Misses Katherine B. and Mary D. Upham; loan to Fogg Art Museum, 1908.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Loan from Estate of Donald Upham and Mrs. R. U. Hunter
Object Number
33.1908
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Effeminate head, possibly of Dionysus. Voluminous curls piled high and framing the face with two bunches of grapes in either side. Long curl falls on either side of the neck. Broad nose, indicated eyelids and a sorrowful expression. Traces of gilding. Broken off at neck, chips missing from back of the head.
Hard, brownish red clay with traces of mica and gold pigment.

Verification Level

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