SculptureGreek4th-2nd century BCE
Grotesque Head of an "Orator"
323-150 BCE
Description
Round head with thick, stubby ears, bulbous nose, partially closed eyes, an open mouth drawn down at the left corner and a deeply wrinkled forehead. Figure appears bald, possibly due to a lack or loss of color. Hand modeled. Hard, light brown caly with very little mica.
Dimensions
3 cm (1 3/16 in.)
Provenance
Royal Museum of Art and History, Brussels; gift to Fogg Art Museum, 1935.
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