Head of a woman
Head of a woman
Head of a woman
Head of a woman
Head of a woman
Head of a woman
Head of a woman
Head of a woman

Currently not on view

Head of a woman,

ca. 253–268 CE

Roman
Gallienic
y1981-34

Information

Title
Head of a woman
Dates

ca. 253–268 CE

Medium
Grayish white marble
Dimensions
36.0 x 25.6 x 25.4 cm (14 3/16 x 10 1/16 x 10 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Carl Otto von Kienbusch Jr., Memorial Collection
Object Number
y1981-34
Place Made

Asia Minor ?

Period
Roman (style or period), Imperial (Roman)
Type
sculpture
Materials
white marble
Subject
women, veils, coiffures, heads

Purchased from Mohammad Yeganeh in 1981.

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