SculptureGreek4th-1st century BCE
Female Head
323-31 BCE
Description
Head with hard, gaunt features. Nose flattened at tip, hair combed off face in successive waves. Line across the top of her head may indicate the edge of a veil. Back is unmodelled and flat. Mold-made. (Upper row, far left, in photograph) Soft, red clay.
Dimensions
4.8 x 3.5 cm (1 7/8 x 1 3/8 in.)
Provenance
Edward P. Bliss; bequeathed to Fogg Art Museum, 1916.
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