Woman's Head with Diadem

1st century BCE-1st century CE (Hellenistic-Roman)

16 cm 23 cm 17.5 cm

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When this head was acquired by Henry Walters, it was incorrectly attached to the statue of a maiden. However, it actually belongs to an Archaistic statue. The tight curls over the forehead, the soft smile, and arched brows are Archaistic features, while the almond-shaped eyes...

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Hope Collection, Deepdene; Christie's Sale, Manson and Woods, July 23-24, 1917, no. 234; Dikran Kelekian (?); Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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