SculptureGreek6th-5th century BCE

Female Head

c. 500 BCE

Description

Possibly from Magna Graecia.

Classification

Sculpture

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek

Period

Archaic period

Century

6th-5th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

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