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Young woman; this head probably belonged to a three-dimensional statue that stood within a covered naiskos (shrine) that marked a grave.
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Title: Marble head of a young woman from a funerary statue
Period: Late Classical
Date: late 4th century BCE
Culture: Greek, Attic
Medium: Marble
Dimensions: H. 16 in. (40.6 cm)
Classification: Stone Sculpture
Credit Line: Bequest of Walter C. Baker, 1971
Object Number: 1972.118.112
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