1958.115: Head of a Woman
Sculpture
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1958.115
- Title
- Head of a Woman
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Work Type
- sculpture, head
- Date
- 4th century BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Cyprus
- Period
- Classical period, Late, to Early Hellenistic
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/291478
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Terracotta
- Dimensions
- 3.9 x 5 cm (1 9/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Oliver Purrington
- Accession Year
- 1958
- Object Number
- 1958.115
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- Piece is a trapezoidal shape. Woman wears elaborate headdress and has well-articulated features. Pinkish clay with traces of a burnished brown glaze and white paint on face, hair and headdress. Chipped on left side. Back is flat and has a "Z" painted on it.
Verification Level
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