Statuette Head
MS3455
From: Italy | Latium | Lake Nemi
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | MS3455 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Roman |
| Provenience | Italy | Latium | Lake Nemi |
| Period | Late Republican Roman Period |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Marble (Stone) |
| Technique | Carved |
| Iconography | Female Head |
| Description | Head of a young female from a statuette, perhaps a dancing figure. White marble, painted (?). Broken off at lower neck. Head tilted to left. Hair wavy, parted in middle. brushed back from face, covers upper parts of ears. Hair on left side appears to be restored. |
| Height | 12 cm |
| Width | 9.5 cm |
| Depth | 10.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Museum Purchase; subscription of Mrs. Lucy Wharton (Joseph) Drexel, 1897 |
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