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Head of a Woman with an Oval Face
(South Arabia)
This head represents a young woman with a serious expression, which is intensified by drawn-together eyebrows and lips pressed tightly together. Traces of stucco in the eye sockets used to affix inlays have survived.
Provenance
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Private American Collection; Royal-Athena Galleries, New York; Giraud and Carolyn Foster, Baltimore, November 20, 1987, 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. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 5/1/2008 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
Arabian Peninsula (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 8 11/16 x W: 4 3/4 x D: 3 3/8 in. (22.07 x 12.07 x 8.57 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.
21.24