Head of female figurine with a diadem and headdress

Greek, East Greek
Archaic Period

Findspot: Anatolia (Turkey), Troad, Assos (Behramkale)

Dimensions

2.5 cm (1 in.)

Accession Number

84.132

Medium or Technique

Terracotta

Not On View

Collections

Europe, The Ancient World

Classifications

Sculpture

Head of female figurine with diadem and bizarre headdress, projecting far behind and doubled over. Round flat earrings. Bright yellow-brown clay.

Provenance

From Assos (Behramkale, Turkey). 188?: excavated by the Archaeological Institute of America; gift of the Archaeological Institute of America to MFA, January 15, 1884.

Credit Line

Gift of the Archaeological Institute of America