Harvard Art Museums > 2003.100.16: Female Protome 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"Female Protome , 2003.100.16,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 26, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/92096. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2003.100.16 Title Female Protome Classification Sculpture Work Type sculpture Date c. 500-475 BCE Period Archaic period Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/92096 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta, mold made Dimensions 13 x 11.8 cm (5 1/8 x 4 5/8 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Ex collection Professor Mason HAmmond, Pope Professor of Latin Language and Literature, Departments of the Classics and of History, Harvard University Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the daughters of Florence and Mason Hammond Accession Year 2003 Object Number 2003.100.16 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 Intact. Granular orange-brown terracotta. Much of the front and back surface is covered with a think dark brown coating. The hair is arranged in horizontal strands with individually molded locks that curves down the sides of the head behind the ears and diverges into three separate locks or curls on either side of the breast. There is a raised ridge above hairdo that extends around the head from ear to ear. A concave band or Taenia rises above it. The backside is smooth but concave behind. There is a slight suggestion of breasts at lower margin between the interlocks of hair. The projection of the Taenia-like diadem could suggest the figure represents Hera. 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
