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Despite its worn condition, this head radiates with the serenity and power of Late Classical art. The series of holes drilled in the hair probably held a metal diadem or wreath. The goddess Demeter may be represented.
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Title: Marble head of a veiled goddess
Period: Hellenistic
Date: late 4th or 3rd century BCE
Culture: Greek
Medium: Marble
Dimensions: Overall: 12 7/8 x 11 x 12 1/4 in. (32.7 x 27.9 x 31.1 cm)
Classification: Stone Sculpture
Credit Line: Gift of Brian T. Aitken, 2002, and on the occasion of the reinstallation of the Greek and Roman galleries, 2007
Accession Number: 2002.604
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