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Source Description
The original object may have been a stela. The angular facial features suggest that an adult is represented.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
76503
label
Fragment of a Head-Stela with a U-Shaped Face
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
76503
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Fragment of a Head-Stela with a U-Shaped Face
description
The original object may have been a stela. The angular facial features suggest that an adult is represented.
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.
date
3rd-1st century BCE
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
stelae
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
5.2
height
5.5
depth
4.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 1/16 x W: 2 3/16 x D: 1 3/4 in. (5.2 x 5.5 x 4.5 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
be860f2ac97f14fa