SculptureUnidentified culture19th century
Colossal Head of a Goddess or a Woman, copy of 5th century BC Graeco-Roman type
c. 1800-1900 CE
Dimensions
69.2 cm (27 1/4 in.)
Provenance
Acquired in Rome through Richard Norton. Said to have been dug up in a vineyard at Porta Salaria in 1898 or 1899.
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