Male Head

Harvard Art Museums

Male Head

Date
323-31 BCE
Medium
Terracotta, traces of white slip
Culture
Greek
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
Institution
Harvard Art Museums
Object ID
57195

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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.

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Fogg Museum Classical Collection

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