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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Greek
Title:Head of a woman
Date Made:Archaic Period or Classical Period; 6th-5th century BCE
Type:Ceramic
Materials:Ceramic; earthenware
Place Made:Greece
Measurements:Height: 3 3/4 in.; 9.525 cm; depth: 1 11/16 in.; 4.2863 cm; width: 2 1/8 in.; 5.3975 cm
Accession Number:  MH 1911.5.B.C
Credit Line:Source and date of acquisition unknown
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
The entire surface of the head of a woman is covered in white slip with traces of black paint in hair and around eyes. The woman's hair is scalloped and she wears a three pointed crown.

Tags:
pottery; ancient; archaeology

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