Fragment of a marble relief with the head of a girl
Unknown Artist
This small head probably comes from a votive relief with a number of figures gathered to worship a god. The girl's sweet expression and her hair in coils that resemble a melon are typical of art of the fourth century B.C.
Credit: Bequest of Walter C. Baker, 1971
4th century B.C.
Marble
17.8 x 15.2 cm
1972.118.110
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2018
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