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Female Head
Greek, South Italian
Classical Period
5th century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
8 cm (3 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bartlett Collection—Museum purchase with funds from the Francis Bartlett Donation of 1912
Accession Number13.228
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionFemale head with oval face. Hair sketchily rendered; unfinished at the back. It resembles the head of 13.226 (This one is earlier, fresher - B. Kingsley)
ProvenanceBy 1912: with E. P. Warren (according to Warren's records: From Taranto.); purchased by MFA from E. P. Warren, January 2, 1913, for $18,948.70 (this figure is the total price for MFA 13.186-13.245)