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Front of Head of Woman

Made By Capri
Made By Roman
CultureGreek
Date325-250 BC
PeriodHellenistic
DimensionsOverall: 1 11/16 x 1 x 3/4 in. (4.3 x 2.6 x 1.9 cm)
Classification(s)
  • ANCIENT
Credit LineGift of Edith Weston Andrews
Terms
  • female figure
  • head
  • grave
Object number34.6.9
DescriptionTanagra type. Fragment of either grave offering or votive. Softly modeled, with centrally parted updo topping now noseless face over leftward-bent neck. May be from front half of bivalve mold.

Though piece was purportedly found on island of Capri, fragment's resemblance to Hellenistic terracotta head from Paestum shrine justifies broader attribution: region of Campania (southern Italy)
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Inscribedon verso in red: SG-R/ No.10 [0 is not too clear]
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