Head of a Woman
350–300 B.C.
- Medium
- Terracotta with white slip
- Dimensions
- 14.4 × 11.5 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-227589
The broad face features small, almond-shaped eyes with thick eyelids, a straight nose, fleshy, barely-open lips, and a rounded chin. Short, curly locks frame the face and are held by a ribbon, the ends of which fall in the middle of the forehead. Lightly-incised wavy locks extend to the nape of the neck. The figure wears hoop earrings. This type of head, though not widespread, is present in the repertory of early Hellenistic terracotta sculpture from Taranto.
Provenance
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
Registry history
- 350–300 B.C. — Recorded in the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum — sculpture
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