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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1916.320
Title
Head of Offering Bearer
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture, statuette
Date
400-300 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Boeotia
Period
Classical period, Late, to Early Hellenistic
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/292931

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta, remains of white slip
Technique
Mold-made
Dimensions
10.3 x 7.4 cm (4 1/16 x 2 15/16 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
1916.320
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Small, indistinctly and crudely modeled face on long neck that flares out at base. Large elaborate coiffure of ringlets divided into sections by barely visible strands of beads. High, plain polos.
Remnant of red on hair, unmodelled back, solid clay. Head detached from body at base of neck.
Hard, pale brown clay; powdery surface; remains of white slip; traces of red pigment.

Verification Level

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