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Head of a Female Wearing a Sakkos Headdress

Head of a Female Wearing a Sakkos Headdress

SculptureGreek4th-3rd century BCE

Head of a Female Wearing a Sakkos Headdress

c. 300 BCE

Description

Sakkos and hair over forehead are delicately hand re-touched. There are traces of white slip in the grooves on the left side of the sakkos. There is a modern perforation in the break to hold a mounting pin.

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Mold-made

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek

Period

Archaic period

Century

4th-3rd century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

3.4 cm (1 5/16 in.)

Provenance

Purchased from G. Max Bernheimer, Bernheimer Antique Arts, Cambridge, MA. From Stuart Thorne by bequest. ex. coll. Mrs.Thorne who had obtained them in Greece many years before. Mrs. Thorne was closely involved with the American School of Classical Studies in Athens from the 1930's onwards.

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