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Source Description
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 represented. The soft features of the face may indicate a juvenile or female.
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Document identity
localId
76486
label
Head-Stela with a U-Shaped Face
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
76486
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Head-Stela with a U-Shaped Face
description
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 represented. The soft features of the face may indicate a juvenile or female.
provenance
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.
date
5th-3rd century BCE
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
stelae
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
13
height
9.5
depth
7.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 5 1/8 x W: 3 3/4 x D: 2 15/16 in. (13 x 9.5 x 7.5 cm)
Source extras
med
calcite-alabaster
creator_ids
15549
collection_ids
SAY
exhibition_ids
2002
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
e21889b7d5c67270