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PROPERTY FROM THE LEMONOPOULOS COLLECTION
A PALMYRENE LIMESTONE HEAD OF A WOMAN
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
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A PALMYRENE LIMESTONE HEAD OF A WOMAN
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
With an oval face, her wavy locks curling at the temples, pulled back from the center and bound by a wide decorative fillet along the forehead, wearing a headcloth above and a veil pulled up over the back of her head, her large lidded eyes with the pupils incised, with a thin, straight nose and a rounded chin, her ears drilled twice for earrings, now lost
9 in. (22.9 cm.) high
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
With an oval face, her wavy locks curling at the temples, pulled back from the center and bound by a wide decorative fillet along the forehead, wearing a headcloth above and a veil pulled up over the back of her head, her large lidded eyes with the pupils incised, with a thin, straight nose and a rounded chin, her ears drilled twice for earrings, now lost
9 in. (22.9 cm.) high
Provenance
The Lemonopoulos Collection, Florida, acquired in the 1980s or earlier.
Exhibited
Tampa, Florida, Tampa Museum of Art, 1995-2010.
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