Head of a Man | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1935.38.8
Title: Head of a Man
Classification: Sculpture
Work Type: sculpture, statuette
Date: 323-150 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Smyrna (Ionia)
Period: Hellenistic period
Culture: Greek
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/298447

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Terracotta
Technique: Handmade
Dimensions: 2.8 cm (1 1/8 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: 1935.38.8
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Long, narrow face, egg shaped skull, receding, wrinkled forehead, long nose, broad at tip, open mouth with heavy lips, pointed, dimpled chin and protruding ears. Appears bald, possibly due to a lack or loss of color. Hard white substance holds metal display rod in neck. (Lower rows of photo, far left).
Hard, reddish brown clay with very little mica.

Exhibition History

32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/04/2021 - 01/02/2022

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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1935.38.8: Head of a Man