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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.216.2207
Title
Male Head
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
statuette, sculpture
Date
323-31 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Asia Minor
Period
Hellenistic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/57195

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta, traces of white slip
Technique
Mold-made
Dimensions
10.3 x 6.4 cm (4 1/16 x 2 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Fogg Museum Classical Collection

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University
Accession Year
1977
Object Number
1977.216.2207
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Head of a young male with a small mouth, long, straight nose and short, curly hair. Very slender proportions. Traces of red on hair and face. Hollow and extremely light. Clean cut at neck, broken into several pieces and repaired. Visible cracks behind right ear.
Fairly soft, reddish brown clay; traces of white slip; traces of red pigment.

Verification Level

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