Description
"The Stargazer" moniker was given to this diminutive marble sculpture because its upturned head looks toward the heavens. Details carved into the stone are visible while painted features have been lost to time. We do not know how this object was used, but its enigmatic nature invites speculation.
Provenance
Said to have been found near Kırşehir, Turkey; Nelson Rockefeller (Before 1962); Melba Davis Whatley Greenlee, Austin, Texas; (Harmon Fine Arts Collection, Leonard Norman Stern, New York, NY); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Oh (1993-)
Accession Number
1993.165
Medium
marble
Dimensions
Overall: 17.2 x 6.5 x 6.3 cm (6 3/4 x 2 9/16 x 2 1/2 in.)
Classification
Sculpture
Credit Line
Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; John L. Severance Fund