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Head of a Woman
Creator
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- 350–300 B.C.
- Medium
- Terracotta with white slip
- Culture
- Greek (South Italian, Tarantine)
- Department
- Sculpture
- Institution
- Getty Museum
- Object ID
- 68001ef9-4435-4eba-8e3a-3486b5694250
From the Getty Museum record
The broad face features small, almond-shaped eyes with thick eyelids, a straight nose, fleshy, barely-open lips, and a rounded chin. Short, curly locks frame the face and are held by a ribbon, the ends of which fall in the middle of the forehead. Lightly-incised wavy locks extend to the nape of the neck. The figure wears hoop earrings. This type of head, though not widespread, is present in the repertory of early Hellenistic terracotta sculpture from Taranto.
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