Sculpture
50-1-110
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | 50-1-110 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Hellenistic (uncertain) | Roman (uncertain) |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Period | Hellenistic Period (uncertain) | Roman Period (uncertain) |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Marble (Stone) |
Iconography | Female Head |
Description | Female head turned to right, probably from a relief or sarcophagus based on scale. Marked asymetry of head-left side flattened. Hair arranged in roll of locks framing face and nape of neck. Flat band encircling head barely evident on left. Ball earring on left, but no visible ear. Round face with triangular forehead; large open eyes; pronounced eyelid ridges, broad nose; full left cheek; flattend right; thick neck. Battered and worn condition. |
Height | 6 cm |
Width | 4.1 cm |
Depth | 5.2 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. R. Hare Davis, 1950 |
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