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Small Marble Head of a Female

Small Marble Head of a Female

SculptureRoman4th century CE

Small Marble Head of a Female

c. 4th century CE or modern

Description

Either very provincial Roman work or modern. Crudely carved female head with broad forehead, exaggerated cheek bones and flat chin. The lower lip projects and the open mouth is drilled. There is an assymetrical nose with right nostril larger than the left. The eyes are featureless, with oval raised areas under angular brows. Ears are featureless tabs projecting from hair locks swept back from cheeks. The hairdo rises symetrically from forehead, on either side of central part. The top and back of head are featureless.

Classification

Sculpture

Medium

Stone, fine grained marble

Culture

Roman

Century

4th century CE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

8.5 x 5.5 x 6.5 cm (3 3/8 x 2 3/16 x 2 9/16 in.)

Provenance

Ex collection Professor Mason HAmmond, Pope Professor of Latin Language and Literature, Departments of the Classics and of History, Harvard University

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