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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1912.29
Title
Relief Herm of Herakles (?)
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Work Type
handle
Date
4th-1st century BCE
Period
Hellenistic period
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/293268

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta, traces of paint
Dimensions
7.1 x 4.5 cm (2 13/16 x 1 3/4 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
1912
Object Number
1912.29
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Traces of red pigment.

Verification Level

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