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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1978.495.204
Title
Terracotta Head
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/77734

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
8 cm (3 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Transfer from the Peabody Museum, Jan. 10, 1978.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University
Accession Year
1978
Object Number
1978.495.204
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
The head is hollowed out in the back. The figure wears some sort of a head cover that covers all but a section of hair closest to the face. The hair borders the forehead in a scalloped pattern. In one eye a painted black pupil can be seen. The lips are slightly open with an archaic smile.

Verification Level

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