A GREEK MARBLE FEMALE HEAD

HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.

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A GREEK MARBLE FEMALE HEAD
HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
Depicted with idealized features, the oval face with a spade-shaped forehead, the fleshy lips pursed, the unarticulated almond-shaped eyes with thick upper lids, the thin brows merging with the bridge of her nose, the wavy hair parted at the center, bound in a band, rolled back at the sides covering most of her ears and tied at the back in a chignon
5¼ in. (13.3 cm.) high
Provenance
French Private Collection, 1970.

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