Female head - image 1

Roman

Female head

The head is mold-made and solid. The head and neck are preserved; the headdress is chipped. Blisters on the neck at the left side and at the right corner of the mouth indicate that the head was made in a plaster mold. H. 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm)

Date

99 BC - 99 AD

Accession No.

74.51.1510

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

  • From Cyprus

References

  • Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1895. The Terracottas and Pottery of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in Halls 4 and 15. no. 364, p. 81, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2209, p. 357, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 370, pp. 221, 264, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.