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ID number: BIRBI-61.6 Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Artist / Maker: Greek Title / Object name: Head of a woman Object type: Sculpture Culture: Greek Date made: about 445 BC Materials: Marble Measurements: 21.1 x 20 x 13 cm head only; 29 x 27 x 19 cm with base Provenance: Known to have been in the collection of Alphonse Kahn, Paris, Royal Academy Exhibition of Greek Art, 1946, cat. no. 157, anonymous lender (possibly Alphonse Kahn); purchased from K.J. Hewett Ltd., London, August 1961, for £2,000 |
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This sculpture was perhaps carved in about 445 BC and since detached from a relief. This may have been a high relief, or the pediment of a small building. The woman's hair appears to be plaited high across her forehead, although losses and abrasion have obscured and worn away lots of the carved detail. |
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