SculptureAnatolian3rd millennium BCE
Head from a Statuette
c. 3000-2000 BCE
Description
Head broken from figure. Eyes are large and applied separately with horizontal indentations. Nose is broken and mouth is open and also applied separately. Headdress consists of fan shape behind and applied lump of clay in front.
Dimensions
3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.)
Provenance
Louise M. and George E. Bates, Camden, ME (by 1971-1992), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.
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