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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1998.15.9
Title
Female Head
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture, head
Date
300 B.C.
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Corinthia
Period
Hellenistic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/212063

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
5.6 cm h x 3.8 cm w (2 3/16 x 1 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
From the collection of William A. Koshland

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of William A. Koshland
Accession Year
1998
Object Number
1998.15.9
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Head displaying an elaborate coif of hair that is pulled back from the face in intricate coils and is gathered to a point at the top back of head (partly broken). Both ears wear disk shaped earrings. Neck is sensitively rendered with two, horizontal creases indicating folds of skin. Facial features sensitively rendered.

Exhibition History

  • Hellenistic Art: Objects from an Expanded World, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 10/03/2006 - 07/29/2007

Verification Level

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