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Female head with wavy hair and a pointed helmet
Greek, South Italian
Place of Manufacture: Italy, Calabria, Tarentum
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
Height: 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Harold Murdock, in memory of his brother, Rear-Admiral J. B. Murdock
Accession Number31.620
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionFemale head with wavy hair; pointed helmet above
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