Harvard Art Museums > 1998.15.9: Female Head 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"Female Head , 1998.15.9,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 24, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/212063. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. 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 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 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 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
