The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 20, 2024
Fragment of a Reclining Male Figure
450–350 BCE
Location: 102C Greek
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Tarantine terracotta banqueters were made from molds, with additional handmade details.Description
This terracotta figure depicts a bearded man with his head tilted toward his left shoulder, suggesting that he is reclining. At Greek banquets, the attendees reclined while eating. Banquet imagery was very popular, including in the Greek colonies in Italy. This man likely originally had an elaborate headdress separately made and attached over the smooth part of the head. The clay on the figure’s right shoulder is probably the remains of “ribbons” attached to his headdress. There are traces of red pigment in the hair.- The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 19 archive.org
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1951.538