Head of a Smiling Person with a Triangular Face
Although the gender of the subject is uncertain, the large eyes and features suggest youth. The bulbous eyes, which may have once been painted, and the smile suggest that the work is likely of Sabaean origin or from the Jawf region.
Sculpture
| id |
id
76467
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| contentType |
contentType
sculpture
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Sotheby's, London, between 1963 and 1971; Giraud and Carolyn Foster, Baltimore, between 1963 and 1971, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2007, by gift.
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
1
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| source |
source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/KPS_21.28_FntDet_DD.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/KPS_21.28_FntDet_DD.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/KPS_21.28_FntDet_DD.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/21.28 |
Terms
Medium
calcite-alabaster
Relations
createdBy
inCollection