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Female head
Greek
Hellenistic Period
late 4th–3rd century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
54 cm (21 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession Number01.7919
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionA Tanagra type female head with hair represented in rolls by means of five grooves running from face to back. Red-brown on hair; red on lips; traces of white slip. Knot of hair at back broken away.
ProvenanceBy 1901: with E. P. Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought in London: said from Naukratis.); purchased by MFA from E. P. Warren, December 1901