Marble head of a girl probably from a stele (grave marker)

Greek

ca. 350–325 BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 158

Probably part of a relief; the left side is only roughly worked indicating that it was to be seen in profile.

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Title: Marble head of a girl probably from a stele (grave marker)
Period: Late Classical
Date: ca. 350–325 BCE
Culture: Greek
Medium: Marble, Pentelic
Dimensions: H. 10 1/2 in. (26.6 cm)
Classification: Stone Sculpture
Credit Line: Gift of James Loeb, 1909
Object Number: 09.195
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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