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Head of a Mourning Female4th-5th century

Not on view
Carved limestone head sculpture on a metal mount, depicting a face with almond-shaped eyes, full cheeks, and a wrapped cloth headdress with a rosette detail, weathered surface throughout
Limestone sculptural fragment of a human head in three-quarter view, with carved wavy hair and a laurel wreath, weathered surface with rough texture, mounted on a metal display stand against a dark background.
Limestone relief fragment mounted on a metal rod, depicting two intertwined figures in low relief with carved drapery folds, heavily weathered with a rough, pitted surface.

Unknown, Head of a Mourning Female, 4th-5th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Marilyn Walter Grounds, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Head of a Mourning Female
Place Made
Pakistan, Gandhara region, or Afghanistan
Date Made
4th-5th century
Medium
Stucco
Dimensions
9 1/2 x 6 3/4 x 7 1/4 in. (24.13 x 17.14 x 18.42 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Marilyn Walter Grounds
Accession Number
M.82.225.7
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Indian Sculpture, vol.1. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; University of California Press, 1986.

  • El Universo de la India: Obras Maestras del Museo de Arte del Condado de Los Angeles. Santiago: Centro Cultural Palacio La Moneda, 2012.