Male Head | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1977.216.2207
Title: Male Head
Classification: Sculpture
Work Type: statuette, sculpture
Date: 323-31 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Asia Minor
Period: Hellenistic period
Culture: Greek
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/57195

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Terracotta, traces of white slip
Technique: Mold-made
Dimensions: 10.3 x 6.4 cm (4 1/16 x 2 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Fogg Museum Classical Collection

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University
Accession Year: 1977
Object Number: 1977.216.2207
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Head of a young male with a small mouth, long, straight nose and short, curly hair. Very slender proportions. Traces of red on hair and face. Hollow and extremely light. Clean cut at neck, broken into several pieces and repaired. Visible cracks behind right ear.
Fairly soft, reddish brown clay; traces of white slip; traces of red pigment.

Verification Level

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