SculptureGreek4th century CE
Head of Offering Bearer
400-300 BCE
Description
Small face with large, elaborate arrangement of ringlets and tresses in headdress. Small polos, somewhat carefully modeled facial features. Hard, pale brown clay; powdery surface; remains of white slip; traces of red pigment.
Dimensions
6.8 x 7 cm (2 11/16 x 2 3/4 in.)
Provenance
Edward P. Bliss; bequeathed to Fogg Art Museum, 1916.
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