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Female head with a polos
Greek, South Italian
Place of Manufacture: Italy, Calabria, Tarentum
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
Height: 9.9 cm (3 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Harold Murdock, in memory of his brother, Rear-Admiral J. B. Murdock
Accession Number31.580
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionFemale head with polos. Wavy hair, parted in middle; polos above; decorated with flowers. One loose fragment.
B. Kingsley: a reclining, banqueting youth (see NSC 12, 1936, Tarento; AA 1968: Neutsch)
B. Kingsley: a reclining, banqueting youth (see NSC 12, 1936, Tarento; AA 1968: Neutsch)
ProvenanceFrom excavations at Tarentum; purchased by Joseph B. Murdock in Tarentum in March 1896; loaned to MFA by J. B. Murdock, April 27,1898; March 1931: Inherited by his brother, Harold Murdock; gift to MFA from Harold Murdock in memory of his brother Rear-Admiral J. B. Murdock, September 3, 1931