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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1935.38.2
Title
Grotesque Head of a "Slave"
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
statuette, sculpture
Date
323-150 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Smyrna (Ionia)
Period
Hellenistic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/298075

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Technique
Mold-made
Dimensions
3.1 cm (1 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Royal Museum of Art and History, Brussels; gift to Fogg Art Museum, 1935.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Royal Museums of Art and History, Brussels
Accession Year
1935
Object Number
1935.38.2
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Non-Greek style of face, with large ears, slanting eyebrows, a long nose, open mouth and a protruding lower lip. Face is wrinkled and appears bald (possibly due to a lack or loss of color). Metal display rod inserted, attached with hard white substance. Rows 1 and 2, second head from right.
Hard, light brown clay with very little mica.

Verification Level

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