Head and Bust of a Woman | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1920.44.113
Title: Head and Bust of a Woman
Classification: Sculpture
Work Type: sculpture, statuette
Date: 323-31 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Tanagra (Boeotia)
Period: Hellenistic period
Culture: Greek
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/292403

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Terracotta, traces of white slip
Technique: Mold-made
Dimensions: 6.8 x 5.5 cm (2 11/16 x 2 3/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Miss Elizabeth Gaskell Norton, Boston, MA and Miss Margaret Norton, Cambridge, MA (by 1920), gift; to the Fogg Museum, 1920.

Note: The Misses Norton were daughters of Charles Elliot Norton (1827-1908).

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Misses Norton
Accession Year: 1920
Object Number: 1920.44.113
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Head and bust of a woman with a himation draped across her body and over the left shoulder. Hood with a pointed flap folded back on the top covers short, curly hair. She has small, delicate features and was broken off from her body in an irregular pattern. Back is modeled. (Central figure in photograph)
Hard, gray clay with particles of mica; traces of white slip.

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

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