Dumbarton Oaks - Head of a Woman

Head of a Woman

South Italian, Hellenistic Period, ca. 323-31 BCE
323 BCE - 31 BCE (Hellenistic Period)
10.48 x 7.3 cm (4 1/8 x 2 7/8 in.)
terracotta
BZ.X.1

Not on view

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Additional Images

Obverse

Three-quarter, proper right

Profile, proper left

Description

Head of a woman turned to proper right with a wide band at the hairline, differentiating smooth hair on the crown of the head from the thick waves and bun that stand away from the head below it. Traces of polychromy over most of the surface of the face, neck and hair.

Acquisition History

Coleman, Sorrento.

Gift of A. B. B. (to Mildred Barnes Bliss), ca. 1920?

Mildred Barnes Bliss, until her death.

Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Byzantine Collection, Washington, D.C

Object Last Modified: 11/16/2023