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Creative Commons License
Handle with the Head of a Woman
(Ancient Greece )
This head decorated a "hydria" (water jug) at the place where the handle attached to the rim. The facial characteristics are typical of Corinthian works, especially the high, prominent brow, long nose, and shallow, curved chin. The delicately etched arrangement of the hair, the thickly rimmed eyelids, and the horizontal mouth date this piece to the late Archaic period.
Provenance
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Canessa, Paris and Naples, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1906, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 1/20/1959 | Treatment | cleaned; coated |
Geographies
Greece, Corinth (Place of Origin)
Measurements
9 5/8 x 6 11/16 x 4 1/2 in. (24.5 x 17 x 11.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1906
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.776