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Source Description
This head decorated a "hydria" (water jug) at the place where the handle attached to the rim. The facial characteristics are typical of Corinthian works, especially the high, prominent brow, long nose, and shallow, curved chin. The delicately etched arrangement of the hair, the thickly rimmed eyelids, and the horizontal mouth date this piece to the late Archaic period.
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Document identity
localId
17775
label
Handle with the Head of a Woman
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
id
17775
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Handle with the Head of a Woman
description
This head decorated a "hydria" (water jug) at the place where the handle attached to the rim. The facial characteristics are typical of Corinthian works, especially the high, prominent brow, long nose, and shallow, curved chin. The delicately etched arrangement of the hair, the thickly rimmed eyelids, and the horizontal mouth date this piece to the late Archaic period.
provenance
Canessa, Paris and Naples, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1906, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
520-510 BCE (Late Archaic)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
handles
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3
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3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
24.5
height
17
depth
11.5
dimensionsRaw
9 5/8 x 6 11/16 x 4 1/2 in. (24.5 x 17 x 11.5 cm)
Source extras
style
Corinthian
med
bronze
creator_ids
6256
collection_ids
GRC
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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15421b68f227a118
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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71ecfe642daae47a
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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bbf4838b2d505dbb
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no
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no