Head of Warrior (Mars?) | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 35.1908
Title: Head of Warrior (Mars?)
Classification: Sculpture
Work Type: statuette, sculpture
Date: 300-200 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Smyrna (Ionia)
Period: Hellenistic period, Early
Culture: Greek
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/293426

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Terracotta, traces of paint
Technique: Mold-made
Dimensions: 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Misses Katherine B. and Mary D. Upham; loan to Fogg Art Museum, 1908.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Loan from Estate of Donald Upham and Mrs. R. U. Hunter
Object Number: 35.1908
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Warrior wearing an elaborate helmet with a large plume-crest and long cheek pieces. Surface ornament of helmet imitates embossed metal with a palmette in front and two vegetable scrolls on either side. Helmet workmanship is careless. Brow ridge and eyelids are indicated. Front portion of face is reattached, crack around repair remains.
Hard, reddish brown clay with traces of mica and gold pigment.

Verification Level

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