Female head

Classification
sculpture / statue; statuette
Culture
Greek (culture)
Dimensions
height: 8.6 cm
Date
400–350 B.C.
Period
Classical Period (480–323)
Material
marble analysis; Parian marble, lychnites
Iconography
female head; goddess
Present location
Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts, Collection of Classical Antiquities
Provenance
Beöthy, Zsolt (1848–1922)
Inventory
69.15.1.A
ID
Hyp-6870

Marble analyses conducted by Danielle Decrouez (Geneva, Museum of Natural History) and Karl Ramseyer (University of Bern, Institute of Geological Sciences) have shown that the statue was made of Parian (Paros-Marathi) marble. Click here for the detailed results.

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This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.