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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1991.639
Title
Female head, possibly of a Ptolemaic Queen
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture, head
Date
late 4th-early 3rd century BCE
Period
Hellenistic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/288492

Physical Descriptions

Medium
White marble with buff skin (or soiling)
Dimensions
14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.)
10 cm (3 15/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Gerhardt Liebmann
Accession Year
1991
Object Number
1991.639
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Marble head completely broken away at back of head. Damage to nose and left eye. Hair parted in the middle. Deep set eyes and full rounded lips. Projecting chin battered.

Verification Level

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