Seated Maiden with ""Melon"" Hairstyle

ca. 230 BCE (Hellenistic)

12.9 cm 22 cm 9 cm

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Perched on a large rock, the woman sits with her legs angled to her right, while her head is turned downward and to her left. A voluminous mantle covers her body, including both arms, leaving only her head, neck, and one shoe exposed. White paint survives on her face and drape...

Sculpture

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38083
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Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1927, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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7
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