Statuette

MS5700

From: Greece | Crete | Rethymna (uncertain)

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number MS5700
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Greek
Provenience Greece | Crete | Rethymna (uncertain)
Period Hellenistic Period
Section Mediterranean
Materials Marble (Stone)
Technique Carved
Iconography Head
Description

Small head, either male or femalw, in frontal position with inset carnelian or orangish glass pupils. The hairdo, completed with a bun or chignon at the back, could be that of a female divinity such as Aphrodite, or a god such as Apollo.

Height 9 cm
Credit Line Gift of John Frederick Lewis, 1924

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