Harvard Art Museums > 2003.100.19: Small Marble Head of a Female Sculpture Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Small Marble Head of a Female , 2003.100.19,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/92095. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2003.100.19 Title Small Marble Head of a Female Classification Sculpture Work Type sculpture Date c. 4th century CE or modern Culture Roman Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/92095 Physical Descriptions Medium Stone, fine grained marble Dimensions 8.5 x 5.5 x 6.5 cm (3 3/8 x 2 3/16 x 2 9/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Ex collection Professor Mason HAmmond, Pope Professor of Latin Language and Literature, Departments of the Classics and of History, Harvard University Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the daughters of Florence and Mason Hammond Accession Year 2003 Object Number 2003.100.19 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Either very provincial Roman work or modern. Crudely carved female head with broad forehead, exaggerated cheek bones and flat chin. The lower lip projects and the open mouth is drilled. There is an assymetrical nose with right nostril larger than the left. The eyes are featureless, with oval raised areas under angular brows. Ears are featureless tabs projecting from hair locks swept back from cheeks. The hairdo rises symetrically from forehead, on either side of central part. The top and back of head are featureless. Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
