Marble head of a girl from a small statue

3rd century BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 162

Said to be from Greece

The oval face with delicately indicated features and gentle transition to the soft hair is executed in a style popular in the Hellenistic period. The head was made for insertion in a small statue. Some attribute or possibly the fixture for a veil must have been set into the square-shaped depression at the top.

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Title: Marble head of a girl from a small statue
Period: Hellenistic
Date: 3rd century BCE
Culture: Greek
Medium: Marble, Island
Dimensions: H. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)
Classification: Stone Sculpture
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1915
Object Number: 15.146
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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