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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.216.252
Title
Ex-voto Bust of a Woman
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
bust, sculpture
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/287871

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
13.6 x 8.1 cm (5 3/8 x 3 3/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Purchased at Athens.
Gift of George Pfeiffer to the Department of the Classics, October 1905.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Gift of Pfeiffer-Hartwell Collection
Accession Year
1977
Object Number
1977.216.252
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
The outer surface retains traces of white and red overpaint. The details are sketchily delimited. At the top of the head is a nail-hole, for attachment.

Verification Level

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