Head of a Woman
Artist
Unidentified artist
CultureGreek
Datelate 4th century BCE
Mediumterracotta
Dimensions4 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. (11.4 x 8.3 x 4.4 cm)
Classificationssculpture
Credit LineAckland Fund
Object number66.27.7
DescriptionHead of a woman from a votive bust or statuette. She wears a ribbon or stephane, a mantle or veil, preserved at left, and round earrings; her full, wavy hair is pulled back from a classical center part. Delicate features are set into a rounded face, with prominent nose and a closed mouth, which lacks emotion. The back reveals the process of layering and smoothing the clay into the mold.On View
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