Female head - image 1

Hellenistic

Female head

The head is mold-made and solid. The back is handmade and flattened. The head and neck are preserved. H. 1 7/16 in. (3.6 cm)

Date

199 - 99 BC

Accession No.

74.51.1525

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

  • From Cyprus

References

  • Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1895. The Terracottas and Pottery of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in Halls 4 and 15. no. 501, p. 41, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 367, pp. 220, 264, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.