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Head of a Woman

Artist Roman
CultureGreek
Date250-200 BC
PeriodHellenistic
DimensionsOverall: 1 7/8 x 1 1/16 x 1 1/2 in. (4.7 x 2.7 x 3.8 cm)
Base: 7/8 x 1 1/8 in. (2.3 x 2.9 cm)
Classification(s)
  • ANCIENT
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Edwin Howland Blashfield
Terms
  • head
  • grave
Object numberSGR.2
DescriptionGrave offering or votive is Tanagra type with melon coiffure from region of Campania (southern Italy). Solid and from bivalve mold.

Though piece was purportedly found on island of Capri, other batch members' similarity to Hellenistic finds from Paestrum shrine and fragment's own slight resemblance to terracotta head from site justify broader attribution.
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Inscribedon base in ink: e [1?]
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