Limestone Woman Head - image 1

Classical

Limestone Woman Head

Front part of a head of a limestone statuette of a woman, a votary or a deity; oval face with a slight smile; large spreading nose; oval eyes defined by deep cutting around the eye balls (rather than ridges); the hair is tooled into wavy lines but no marked fringe. Dimensions: Height: 9.50 centimetres max Object Type: figure Techniques: carved

Date

510 - 410 BC

Accession No.

1884,1210.299

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Achna