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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1916.314
Title
Head of Demeter
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture, head
Date
323-31 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Cyprus
Period
Hellenistic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/292894

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta, traces of paint
Dimensions
6.6 x 3.9 cm (2 5/8 x 1 9/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Edward P. Bliss; bequeathed to Fogg Art Museum, 1916.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Edward P. Bliss
Accession Year
1916
Object Number
1916.314
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Long oval face with delicate but faint features. Long hair frames face. Turreted calathus on head. Hollow, unmodeled back and open at top. Broken off at neck. Mold-made. (Upper row, 3rd from right in image.)
Brilliant red clay; traces of blue pigment.

Verification Level

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