Statuette Head
| Object Number: | MS3455 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Roman |
| Provenience: | Italy Latium Lake Nemi |
| Period: | Late Republican Roman Period |
| Section: | Mediterranean |
| Materials: | Marble (Stone) |
| Technique: | Carved |
| Iconography: | Female Head |
| Height: | 12 cm |
| Width: | 9.5 cm |
| Depth: | 10.5 cm |
| Credit Line: | Museum Purchase; subscription of Mrs. Lucy Wharton (Joseph) Drexel, 1897 |
Description
Head of a young female from a statuette, perhaps a dancing figure. White marble, painted (?). Broken off at lower neck. Head tilted to left. Hair wavy, parted in middle. brushed back from face, covers upper parts of ears. Hair on left side appears to be restored.
Bibliography:
| [Catalogue, Collection] Romano, Irene B. 2006. Classical Sculpture; Catalogue of the Cypriot, Greek and Roman Stone Sculpture in the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 108, no. 56 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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