Harvard Art Museums > 1975.95: Male Head in Achaemenid Persian Style Sculpture Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Male Head in Achaemenid Persian Style , 1975.95,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 08, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/288152. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1975.95 Title Male Head in Achaemenid Persian Style Classification Sculpture Work Type sculpture Date c. 500-450 BCE Period Late Period, Dynasty 27 Culture Egyptian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/288152 Physical Descriptions Medium Soft limestone Dimensions 5 x 5.5 x 5 cm (1 15/16 x 2 3/16 x 1 15/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Bought from C. Dikran Kelekian (T.2871), Dec. 10, 1975. Purportedly found in Egypt. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, David M. Robinson Fund Accession Year 1975 Object Number 1975.95 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description This clean shaven head is surmounted by a wide mass of hair which extends diagonally downward to back of neck where it rolls up. Upper edge of roll is carinated and extends all the way around the hair including the forehead. Small rounded relief projections indicate ears. On top is a cylindrical, straight sided cap with a raised circular are surrounded by a hollow channel. This surface bears a central punctate point from which radiate fine grooves at ninety degree angles. This surface on the top of the head is a remnant of the original block from which the head was carved. The sunken point and lines radiating from it are parts of the grid laid out on the block to guide the sculptor. This head is purportedly from Egypt and carved in the Achaemenid Persian style. It may have originally belonged to a standing figure. Publication History Denise Schmandt-Besserat, Ancient Persia: The Art of an Empire, University of Texas at Austin (Austin, 1978), p. 21, no. 6 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
