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Head of a Woman1st - 2nd century CE

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Small terracotta sculpture of a human head with ridged hair and a diadem, mounted on a dark pedestal, sandy buff clay with russet and gray-green weathering

Unknown, Head of a Woman, 1st - 2nd century CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Martin and Herbert Orenstein, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Head of a Woman
Place Made
Egypt, Alexandria
Date Made
1st - 2nd century CE
Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
1 3/4 x 1 9/16 in. (4.45 x 3.97 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Martin and Herbert Orenstein
Accession Number
M.81.255.11
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Egyptian Art

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