SculptureGreek4th century CE

Head of Offering Bearer

400-300 BCE

Description

Small face with large, elaborate arrangement of ringlets and tresses in headdress. Small polos, somewhat carefully modeled facial features. Hard, pale brown clay; powdery surface; remains of white slip; traces of red pigment.

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Mold-made

Medium

Terracotta, remains of white slip

Culture

Greek

Period

Classical period, Late, to Early Hellenistic

Century

4th century CE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

6.8 x 7 cm (2 11/16 x 2 3/4 in.)

Provenance

Edward P. Bliss; bequeathed to Fogg Art Museum, 1916.

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