Art Institute of Chicago
Portrait Head of a Woman
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- Date
- 117-30
- Medium
- Marble
- Culture
- Italy
- Department
- Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Object ID
- 15606
From the Art Institute of Chicago record
This woman’s name is unknown, but her portrait indicates that she was likely a member of the imperial family. She wears a tall ornamental headband, typically reserved for goddesses and imperial women. Her elaborate hairstyle, with distinct locks woven around the headband, would have required the services of a skilled hairdresser. Moreover, the use of costly marble reflects her family’s wealth, while her commemoration with a finely carved portrait indicates that she was of elevated social standing.
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- Credit line
- Edward E. Ayer Endowment in memory of Charles L. Hutchinson
- Provenance
- Henriette Hertz (1846-1913), acquired in Rome; given to Alfred Moritz Mond (1868-1930), 1st Baron Melchett of Landford, Melchett Court, Hampshire, and 35 Lowndes Square, London, by 1913 [according to Strong 1928]; by descent to his son Henry Ludwig Mond (1898-1949), 2nd Baron Melchett of Landford, and daughter-in-law Amy Gwen Mond (née Wilson) (died 1982), Lady Melchett of Landford, London; sold, Sotheby's, London, May 23-24, 1951, lot 36. Hans Calmann (1899-1982), London; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1962.
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- Object type
- AAT300301253
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