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A persons profile.

On a shape which is jagged and shows damage along the edges, there is a person in profile, visible from the shoulders up. They are depicted in red and black on white, and there is a section of geometric linear border over their head. They look to the left and have a long flat nose, a small mouth and large eyes. They have curly short red hair. They wear a garment which is red across their shoulders and white from the chest down.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
65.1908
Title
Fragment of a Lekythos (oil flask): Head and Shoulders of a Youth
Classification
Fragments
Work Type
sherd
Date
c. 430 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Attica
Period
Classical period, High
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/293493

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Technique
White ground
Dimensions
9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.) (greatest extension)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Beazley Archive Database #217611

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Loan from Estate of Doanld Upham and Mrs. R. U. Hunter
Object Number
65.1908
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Three joint fragments from a tall white-ground lekythos: head of a youth with curly, reddish brown hair, facing left, wearing a red mantle and holding a bowl or basket.

Publication History

  • George M. A. Hanfmann, Greek Art and Life, An Exhibition Catalogue, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1950), no. 107.

Exhibition History

  • Greek Art and Life: From the Collections of the Fogg Art Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and Private Lenders, Fogg Art Museum, 03/07/1950 - 04/15/1950

Verification Level

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