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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
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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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