Head of a Maiden
The elongated eyes, bow-shaped mouth, and pronounced fleshy folds across the neck (known as "Venus rings") identify the head as a Hellenistic refinement of a style introduced by the 4th-century BCE sculptor Praxiteles.
Images (7)
Sculpture
| id |
id
40497
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| contentType |
contentType
sculpture
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, 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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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
7
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| source |
source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_23.155_Back_DD_T12.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_23.155_Back_DD_T12.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_23.155_Back_DD_T12.jpg |
| imageCount | 7 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/23.155 |