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Grotesque Head of an "Orator"

Grotesque Head of an "Orator"

SculptureGreek4th-2nd century BCE

Grotesque Head of an "Orator"

323-150 BCE

Description

Figure has strong, marked brow wrinkle, arched eyebrows and wide open, deep set eyes. Flattened nose and an open mouth framed by two deep wrinkles. Angry expression. Hair line marked and a small trace of red seen on chin. Left side of skull is slightly chipped. (Lower rows of photo, third from left). Hard, reddish brown clay with very little mica and traces of red pigment.

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Handmade

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek

Period

Hellenistic period

Century

4th-2nd century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.)

Provenance

Royal Museum of Art and History, Brussels; gift to Fogg Art Museum, 1935.

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