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Head and Torso of Attys

Head and Torso of Attys

SculptureGreek4th-1st century BCE

Head and Torso of Attys

323-31 BCE

Description

Figure dressed in long-sleeved tunic, possibly an oriental dancer's costume. Head is inclined, right arm is raised and slightly bent, left arm broken off. Broken off at waist, back unmodeled. Pale, reddish brown clay.

Classification

Sculpture

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek

Period

Hellenistic period

Century

4th-1st century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

5.3 x 5.4 cm (2 1/16 x 2 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Miss Elizabeth Gaskell Norton, Boston, MA and Miss Margaret Norton, Cambridge, MA (by 1920), gift; to the Fogg Museum, 1920. Note: The Misses Norton were daughters of Charles Elliot Norton (1827-1908).

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