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Bust of a woman

Greek, South Italian
Place of Manufacture: Italy, Calabria, Tarentum

Medium/Technique Terracotta
Dimensions Height: 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Harold Murdock, in memory of his brother, Rear-Admiral J. B. Murdock
Accession Number31.586
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsSculpture

DescriptionBust of woman. Curly hair hanging in long strands to shoulder; modeling much worn; broken across breast.
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