Harvard Art Museums > 1932.56.62: Man or Actor Riding a Donkey 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"Man or Actor Riding a Donkey , 1932.56.62,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/292394. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1932.56.62 Title Man or Actor Riding a Donkey Classification Sculpture Work Type sculpture, statuette Date 1st century BCE-1st century CE Period Roman Imperial period, Early Culture Roman Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/292394 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta Technique Mold-made Dimensions 15 × 8.4 cm (5 7/8 × 3 5/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Dr. Harris Kennedy, Milton, MA (by 1932), gift; to the William Hayes Fogg Art Museum, 1932. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Dr. Harris Kennedy, Class of 1894 Accession Year 1932 Object Number 1932.56.62 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 Almost complete figurine, repaired, with extensive wear on the surface. A man, at least partly nude, riding a donkey side saddled. Bald with pointed, egg-shaped head and protruding ears (right ear missing); likely an actor or slave type. Detailed face with small, sunken eyes, a large, pointy nose, slightly parted lips, small, rounded chin, and a thick neck. Body with odd proportions; small and narrow at the upper chest, but with larger, bulging belly. Something sits in between the spread legs, likely a prosthetic phallus. The man leans with his left arm upon the neck of the donkey. His right arm falls to his side and holds something bulbous, a bag perhaps. The donkey stands in profile, facing right. A long, horse-like face with long ears that arch up and back. It stands on a tall, uneven base. Covered in green lead-glaze. Hollow with open bottom. Mold-made in a single bivalve mold. Proper right side of the donkey intended as main view. Back is minimally modeled, with some indication of form down to the donkey’s trunk; plain below. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be 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
