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Greek Head V

Sculpture
1993 (made), 1992-3 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Reekie, David (maker)
Place of origin
Norwich (made)

This "Greek Head V" is one in a series of Greek Head by Reekie. The sketches relating to this series are in the Prints and Drawings collection of the V&A.

Object details

Category
Glass
Object type
Sculpture
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Base
  • Head
TitleGreek Head V (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Lost wax cast glass, enamel, sheet lead.
Glass
Enamel
Lead
Cast
Polished
Brief description
Head sculpture, "Greek Head V", glass, enamels and sheat lead, David Reekie, Norwich, 1992-3.
Physical description
Greek Head V is a glass sculpture of opaque and mottled cream-coloured glass and sheet lead. The head and shoulders are in two parts. The head has been made using lost wax cast enamel-coloured glass and has been hand polished. The shoulders are of cast lead glass with hand beaten sheet lead glass collar painted in enamels. The scull cap is of hand-beaten sheet lead.
A notch at the front of the neck corresponds to notch on the inside collar.
Dimensions
  • Height: 40cm
  • Width: 34cm
  • Depth: 30cm
  • Weight: 14.10kg (Note: Head Only (C.257:1-1993))
  • Weight: 9.50kg (Note: Body Only (C.257:2-1993))
  • Weight: 23.60kg (Note: Head and Body assembled)
Marks and inscriptions
  • "David Reekie Norwich June 93 Greek Head V" (on base and head)
  • Transliteration
Credit line
Purchased from the Alastair Pilkington Fund
Object history
Lent to the "David Reekie Glass" exhibition, Castle Museum, Norwich, May-Dec. 2001.
Summary
This "Greek Head V" is one in a series of Greek Head by Reekie. The sketches relating to this series are in the Prints and Drawings collection of the V&A.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.257:1, 2-1993

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Record createdMarch 4, 2003
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O75966/greek-head-v-sculpture-reekie-david/
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