Harvard Art Museums > 1935.38.6: Grotesque Head of an "Orator" 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"Grotesque Head of an "Orator" , 1935.38.6,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 03, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/292079. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1935.38.6 Title Grotesque Head of an "Orator" Classification Sculpture Work Type sculpture, statuette Date 323-150 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Smyrna (Ionia) Period Hellenistic period Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/292079 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta Technique Handmade Dimensions 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Royal Museum of Art and History, Brussels; gift to Fogg Art Museum, 1935. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Royal Museums of Art and History, Brussels Accession Year 1935 Object Number 1935.38.6 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 Figure has strong, marked brow wrinkle, arched eyebrows and wide open, deep set eyes. Flattened nose and an open mouth framed by two deep wrinkles. Angry expression. Hair line marked and a small trace of red seen on chin. Left side of skull is slightly chipped. (Lower rows of photo, third from left). Hard, reddish brown clay with very little mica and traces of red pigment. Exhibition History Coroplast's Art (The): Greek Terracottas of the Hellenistic World, Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, 09/22/1990 - 12/31/1990; College Art Gallery, S.U.N.Y. College at New Paltz, New Paltz, 02/02/1991 - 03/15/1991; Harvard Art Museum Archives, 05/26/1991 - 07/28/1991 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
