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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1995.1154
Title
Bust of a Goddess
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
bust, sculpture
Date
c. 500-480 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Sicily
Period
Archaic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/287332

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Technique
Mold-made
Dimensions
9.3 x 6 cm (3 11/16 x 2 3/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Nelson Goodman, Weston, MA, Collector.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Nelson Goodman
Accession Year
1995
Object Number
1995.1154
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Figure wears a high cylindrical Polos ( 3.1 cm) over long flowing hair. It has a triangular face, prominent nose, and was impressed from a worn mold. The head is hollow running from a hole in the top of the polos. The back of the body is oval, pressed by hand into the mold. Probably from a seated figure.

Verification Level

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