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Head of a woman, frontal view. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)
Head of a Woman
Report 2: Sculpture from Sardis: The Finds through 1975
(1978)
Cat. 98
- Date
- Hellenistic?, Hellenistic or Roman
- Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
- S62.017
- Material
- Marble, Stone
- Object Type
- Sculpture
- Sculpture Type
- Human Figure
- Site
- Sardis
- Sector
- RT
- Trench
- RT 62
- Locus
- Marble Road
- B-Grid Coordinates
- E84.50 / S14.25 *95.40
- Findspot
- RT
- Description
The small head is framed by heavy hair, parted in the middle and pulled in gentle waves to back of head. Two round flowers at top (r. one is missing) were bound together, perhaps by a braid of hair. Two leaves also are carved with each flower. Rims around eyes are raised; no internal details are shown in eyes.
Small, full mouth and other features have a classical look. Incised hair and flowers are somewhat crude but the technique suggests a Hellenistic date.
- Condition
Fine white marble (island?).
Lower l. side of face sliced away. Back flat (perhaps original). Nose partly chipped away, other surface damage.
- Dimensions
- H. 0.095; W. 0.10; D. 0.057.
- Comments
- See Also
- Bibliography
- Author
- NHR