Head-Stela with a U-Shaped Face

5th-3rd century BCE

9.5 cm 13 cm 7.5 cm

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The face and the front surface of the stela are polished and smooth, and the top, sides, and back are roughly flattened. Therefore, it is likely that the head was inserted into a niche. The outside frame of the stela might have been inscribed with the name of the person repres...

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Sale, Sotheby's, London, February 1, 1971, lot 81; Giraud and Carolyn Foster, Baltimore, February 1, 1971, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2007, by gift.
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