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Head of a Woman
(South Arabia)
The locks of hair on each side of this three-dimensional head indicate that it represents a woman. Similar female heads were produced from the 1st century BCE through the 1st century CE in Hayd ibn 'Aqil, the cemetery associated with Timna'-the capital of the Qatabanean kingdom. The sculpture originally had inlaid eyes and brows, as well as painted plaster additions to the hair.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Sale, Sotheby's, London, January 23(?), 1967, lot 87; Giraud and Carolyn Foster, Baltimore, January 23(?), 1967, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2007, by gift.
Exhibitions
| 2008 | Faces of Ancient Arabia: The Giraud and Carolyn Foster Collection of South Arabian Art. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Arabian Peninsula (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 6 1/8 x W: 4 15/16 x D: 4 5/16 in. (15.56 x 12.5 x 11 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Giraud and Carolyn Foster, 2007
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
21.21