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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1992.8.91
Title
Reproduction of a Classical Head possibly Zeus or Aesclepius
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Period
Modern
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/280107

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Marble or marble paste
Dimensions
10 x 6 cm (3 15/16 x 2 3/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Clive Foss
Accession Year
1992
Object Number
1992.8.91
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Head of bearded male figure with luxuriant wavy locks of hair in high relief and beard and moustache in same style. Deeply recessed eyes under protruding brows, surface is marked by numerous deep cracks. The bottom is smoothly finished with smoothed vertical edge on right side.

Verification Level

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