Cleveland Museum of Art

Head of a Woman

Date

400–200 BCE

Medium

marble

Culture

Greece

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

This marble bust of a woman is rendered with the soft, delicate features typical of Greek sculpture of the late fourth and early third century BCE. Her features nearly disappear into the smooth landscape of her face, each curve fading softly into the next. Her hair is held away from her forehead in a series of tight braids pulled back to a bun, now mostly lost. Though this hairstyle is often associated with sculptures of Aphrodite, it was also a popular style among mortal Greek women.

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