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Grotesque head of an actor in a farce
Greek, East Greek
Hellenistic Period
2nd–1st century B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Asia Minor, Ionia, Smyrna
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
5 cm (1 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession Number01.7625
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionHead of a man-- bald headed, heavily lidded eyes and eyebrows that arch back over his furrowed brow, a long hooked nose, large ears, thick lips parted in a grimace. Facial type associated with mimes who did not work with a mask--not unusual for the ugly and deformed to work as entertainers.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought in Smyrna.); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, 1901