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Cabeça de uma mulher, provavelmente uma esfinge

1st quarter of the 5th century BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 157
Devido à abundância de calcário e de mármore, a terracota (argila cozida) não foi muito usada na Grécia para as estátuas de grande porte. As proporções e o corte no pescoço sugerem que esta cabeça excepcional pertencia a uma esfinge, e talvez fizesse parte da decoração do telhado de um prédio de tamanho pequeno. As esfinges eram utilizadas para servir como guardiões, em especial os memoriais, conforme visto na espetacular estela ática ilustrada anteriormente. É notável a aplicação de policromia para representar detalhes, como brincos e tiaras.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Cabeça de uma mulher, provavelmente uma esfinge
  • Data: Primeiro trimestre do século V a.C.
  • Geografia: Grécia
  • Meio: Terracota
  • Dimensões: 20,6 cm de altura
  • Linha de créditos: Fundo Rogers, 1947
  • Número de acesso: 47.100.3
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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