The head is hollowed out in the back. The figure wears some sort of a head cover that covers all but a section of hair closest to the face. The hair borders the forehead in a scalloped pattern. In one eye a painted black pupil can be seen. The lips are slightly open with an archaic smile.
8 cm (3 1/8 in.)
Transfer from the Peabody Museum, Jan. 10, 1978.
Copper alloy
5th-4th century BCEItalicPlaster relief
19th-20th centuryAmericanCast silver
6th-8th centuryPre-ColumbianBronze
20th centuryAmericanNephrite
ChineseMarble
11th centuryItalianLeaded bronze
2nd-3rd century CEGallo-RomanMolded, reddish buff earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground
8th centuryChinesePlaster
20th centuryAmericanLacquered wood covered with kirikane (cut gold)
16th-17th centuryJapaneseMixed media
21st centuryGermanTerracotta, traces of paint
4th-1st century BCEGreek