2005.107: Figure of a Seated Ape
Sculpture
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2005.107
- Title
- Figure of a Seated Ape
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Work Type
- sculpture
- Date
- 450 BCE-400 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe
- Period
- Classical period, High
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/5311
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Terracotta
- Dimensions
- 7.9 cm (3 1/8 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- This statuette was in Dr. Mildenberg's possession for years before it appeared in Volume 1 of the scholarly catalogues of the Mildenberg collection in 1981.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Roy W. Lennox, David N. Silich, and the Marian H. Phinney Fund
- Accession Year
- 2005
- Object Number
- 2005.107
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- Terracotta statuette of an ape or monkey in a seated position with legs extended in front and arms bent at the elbows running alongside them. Head is slightly cocked to the left with downcast eyes.
Verification Level
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