Head of a Goddess

Description This mask-like head of a woman was made as a votive dedication for a sanctuary. The goddess represented is probably Persephone, also known as Kore. The almost exaggerated smile, the delicate modeling of the cheeks, and the protruding eyes that enhance the figure's animated expression are characteristics of the advanced Archaic style.

Conservation

Date	Description	Narrative
11/02/1989	Technical Report	thermoluminescence
11/02/1989	Treatment	technical study; loss compensation

Provenance Collection Arno, Pouilles, Italy; Gombron Family Collection, Geneva, by purchase; Sale, Antiquarium, Ltd., New York, 1988, no. 14; Walters Art Museum, 1990, by purchase.

Credit Museum purchase, 1990