Head of a Goddess
This mask-like head of a woman was made as a votive dedication for a sanctuary. The goddess represented is probably Persephone, also known as Kore. The almost exaggerated smile, the delicate modeling of the cheeks, and the protruding eyes that enhance the figure's animated exp...
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Sculpture
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id
9906
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contentType
sculpture
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Collection Arno, Pouilles, Italy; Gombron Family Collection, Geneva, by purchase; Sale, Antiquarium, Ltd., New York, 1988, no. 14; Walters Art Museum, 1990, by purchase.
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
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en
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pageCount
7
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| source |
source
import
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| style |
style
advanced Archaic
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| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_23.242_Fnt_SL_C80.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_23.242_Fnt_SL_C80.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_23.242_Fnt_SL_C80.jpg |
| imageCount | 7 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/23.242 |
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