SculptureGreek4th-1st century BCE
Female Head
323-31 BCE
Description
Female head inclined to the left. Indistinct features, long slender neck, high, elaborate melon-type headdress with a narrow band across the top. Broken off at base of neck, chips in nose and upper lips, surface has been defaced. Pale, reddish brown clay; remains of white slip.
Dimensions
6 x 2.8 x 4.4 cm (2 3/8 x 1 1/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
Provenance
Edward P. Bliss; bequeathed to Fogg Art Museum, 1916.
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