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Source Description
The type, style, and technique of this sculpture resemble those of another head, Walters 21.22; both pieces may have been produced in the same Sabaean workshop. The incised rings on the front of the neck--the so-called rings of Venus--indicate the female gender of the subject. The hair would likely have been executed in plaster and attached to the head.
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Document identity
localId
76462
label
Head of a Woman with a Rectangular Face
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
76462
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Head of a Woman with a Rectangular Face
description
The type, style, and technique of this sculpture resemble those of another head, Walters 21.22; both pieces may have been produced in the same Sabaean workshop. The incised rings on the front of the neck--the so-called rings of Venus--indicate the female gender of the subject. The hair would likely have been executed in plaster and attached to the head.
provenance
Sale, Sotheby's, London, December 21, 1970, lot 83; Giraud and Carolyn Foster, Baltimore, December 21, 1970, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2007, by gift.
date
3rd-1st century BCE
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
busts
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
19.1
height
14
depth
10.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 7 1/2 x W: 5 1/2 x D: 4 1/8 in. (19.05 x 13.97 x 10.48 cm)
Source extras
cul
Sabaean
med
calcite-alabaster
creator_ids
15549
collection_ids
SAY
exhibition_ids
2002
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
mediaId
ca13023c07f14de0