SculptureGreek4th-2nd century BCE
Grotesque head of a "Slave"
323-150 BCE
Description
Large mouth, thick lips, short, broad nose, small chin and low forehead. Figure has a ribbed cap. Very poor hand modeling. (First and second rows of photo, center). Hard, light brown clay with very little mica.
Dimensions
2.7 cm (1 1/16 in.)
Provenance
Royal Museum of Art and History, Brussels; gift to Fogg Art Museum, 1935.
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