Harvard Art Museums > 1935.38.9: Grotesque Head of a "Slave" Sculpture Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Grotesque Head of a "Slave" , 1935.38.9,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 26, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/298034. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1935.38.9 Title Grotesque Head of a "Slave" Classification Sculpture Work Type statuette, sculpture Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia Period Hellenistic period Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/298034 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta Provenance Recorded Ownership History Royal Museum of Art and History, Brussels; gift to Fogg Art Museum, 1935. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Royal Museum of Art and History, Brussels Accession Year 1935 Object Number 1935.38.9 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Non-Greek style: Long face, pointed chin, high forehead, long, broad, curved nose, large mouth with curling lips and large, protruding ears. Hair, eyelids and brow structure indicated. (Lower rows of photo, second from left). Hard, reddish-brown clay with very little mica. Exhibition History Hellenistic Art: Objects from an Expanded World, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 10/03/2006 - 07/29/2007 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
