Sculpture

MS3467

From: Italy | Latium | Lake Nemi

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number MS3467
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Roman
Provenience Italy | Latium | Lake Nemi
Period Early Imperial Roman
Date Made 1-200 CE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Marble (Stone)
Technique Carved
Iconography Female Head
Description

Small head of woman. Marble preserved from lower neck to top of head. Women of middle years. Frontal pose. Hair parted in the middle and brushed back in strong waves from the face; done in a bun behind. Locks on side of the head.

Height 22 cm
Depth 16 cm
Credit Line Museum Purchase; subscription of Mrs. Lucy Wharton (Joseph) Drexel, 1897
Other Number 1247 - Other Number

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