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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2002.60.8
Title
Small Head with Wrinkled Face
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Date
7th-6th century BCE
Period
Archaic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/148227

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta, mold-made
Dimensions
4.5 x 5 x 3 cm (1 3/4 x 1 15/16 x 1 3/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of W.C. Burriss Young
Accession Year
2002
Object Number
2002.60.8
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Grinning mask like face with open mouth and exposed teeth. Face is marked overall with concentric grooves representing wrinkles, protruding ears. Dark grey clay in interior; brownish gray surface. Resembles grotesque mask from sanctuary of Artemis Orthia Sparta.

Verification Level

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