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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 view
ClassificationsSculpture
Description
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
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