Head of a woman
3rd–2nd century B.C.
Medium/TechniqueMarble, probably from the Greek island of Paros
DimensionsHeight: 36.5 cm (14 3/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Edward Perry Warren in memory of the late Samuel D. Warren
Accession number10.80
On View
On viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
Although stiff, wavy hairstyles bound by a fillet were already popular in the fourth century B.C., the thin eyelids, subtle creases in the skin of the neck, andsmall, bow-shaped mouth suggest that this piece was carved later. This head may have been a portrait of a specific woman, but it could just as easily have represented a muse, nymph, or other mythological female.
ProvenanceBy 1910: with Edward Perry Warren (according to his records: Brought by a Greek.); gift of Edward Perry Warren to MFA, March 28, 1910
530–515 B.C.
1st century B.C. or 1st century A.D.
probably A.D. 50–75
about 1st century B.C.
150–100 B.C.
about A.D. 190
about 20 B.C. to A.D. 40
about 560–550 B.C.
about 480 B.C.
1st century B.C.–1st century A.D.
about 470–450 B.C.
late 5th century B.C.