Head of a goddess

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

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AMICA ID:

MMA_.10.142.1

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MMA_.10.142.1

AMICA ID

false

AMICA Library Year:

2000

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2000

AMICA Library Year

false

Object Type:

Sculpture

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Sculpture

Object Type

false

Creator Nationality:

European; Southern European; Greek

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European; Southern European; Greek

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Name-CRT:

Greek

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Greek

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Head of a goddess

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Head of a goddess

Title

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Title Type:

Object name

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Object name

Title Type

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View:

Full View

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Full View

View

false

Creation Date:

4th century B.C.

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4th century B.C.

Creation Date

false

Creation Start Date:

-399

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-399

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

-300

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-300

Creation End Date

false

Materials and Techniques:

Parian marble

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Parian marble

Materials and Techniques

false

Classification Term:

Stone Sculpture

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Stone Sculpture

Classification Term

false

Dimensions:

H. 21 3/4 in. (55.25 cm)

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H. 21 3/4 in. (55.25 cm)

Dimensions

false

AMICA Contributor:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

New York, New York, USA

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New York, New York, USA

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

10.142.1

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10.142.1

ID Number

false

Credit Line:

Rogers Fund, 1910

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Rogers Fund, 1910

Credit Line

false

Rights:

http://www.metmuseum.org/

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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/</a>

Rights

false

Context:

In antiquity, heads were often carved separately from the statues for which they were intended. The heads were made with a convex tenon that could be set into a specially prepared cavity in the statue. The juncture was concealed by a line of drapery. Because of its colossal size, this finely carved example must represent a goddess. Persephone (daughter of Demeter and wife of Hades, god of the underworld) and Hygeia (daughter of Asklepios, god of medicine) were often represented with hair separated into thick coils pulled back to the top of the head and tied loosely in a knot. Such a knot was probably affixed to this head using three large holes that remain in the back.

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<P>In antiquity, heads were often carved separately from the statues for which they were intended. The heads were made with a convex tenon that could be set into a specially prepared cavity in the statue. The juncture was concealed by a line of drapery. Because of its colossal size, this finely carved example must represent a goddess. Persephone (daughter of Demeter and wife of Hades, god of the underworld) and Hygeia (daughter of Asklepios, god of medicine) were often represented with hair separated into thick coils pulled back to the top of the head and tied loosely in a knot. Such a knot was probably affixed to this head using three large holes that remain in the back. </P>

Context

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Head of a goddess