Search Results:

<< Viewing Record 347 of 1000 >>
View : Light Box | List View | Image List | Detailed		 


Your search has been limited to 1000 records. As your search has brought back a large number of records consider using more search terms to bring back a more accurate set of records.
 


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
mh_1911_5_b_c_v1.jpg

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

Link to share this object record:
https://museums.fivecolleges.edu/detail.php?t=objects&type=ext&id_number=MH+1911.5.B.C

Research on objects in the collections, including provenance, is ongoing and may be incomplete. If you have additional information or would like to learn more about a particular object, please email fc-museums-web@fivecolleges.edu.

4 Related Media Items

mh_1911_5_b_c_v1.jpg
mh_1911_5_b_c_v1.jpg 		mh_1911_5_b_c_v1.jpg
mh_1911_5_b_c_v2.jpg 		mh_1911_5_b_c_v1.jpg
mh_1911_5_b_c_v1_cc.jpg
mh_1911_5_b_c_v1.jpg
mh_1911_5_b_c_v2_cc.jpg
<< Viewing Record 347 of 1000 >>