Head of a Woman
SculptureRoman2nd-3rd century CE

Head of a Woman

2nd-3rd century CE

Description

The head is of reddish terracotta. Her hair is pulled back into a bun on the back of her head. Part of this bun has been broken. Her head is tilted slightly to the right. The details of her eyes, nose, mouth, and ears are not clear; it looks as if the nose has been broken, and the mouth is hard to make out at all. The piece is broken off near the base of the neck.

Classification
Sculpture
Medium
Terracotta
Culture
Roman
Period
Roman Imperial period, Middle
Century
2nd-3rd century CE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.)

Provenance

Said to come from Paestum. Gift of the American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, MA, to the Peabody Museum, 1895. Transfer from the Peabody Museum, Jan. 10, 1978.

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