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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1960.252.66
Title
Arm Fragment of Psi Figurine with Painted Decoration
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Date
15th century BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Thessaly
Period
Helladic period, Late Helladic IIB
Culture
Mycenaean
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/290979

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Handmade
Dimensions
H. 3.3 W. 1.5 Th. 1.8 at breast

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Bequest of David M. Robinson.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson
Accession Year
1960
Object Number
1960.252.66
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Fragment of right arm and breast of a Psi figurine, so named because its upraised arms resemble the Greek letter Psi. Thin, //, vertical lines of red-brown paint are painted down the figure and probably represent a garment.

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