Detail View: The AMICA Library: Head of a goddess
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.10.142.1
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Sculpture
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Creator Nationality:
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European; Southern European; Greek
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Greek
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Title:
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Head of a goddess
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Title Type:
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Object name
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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4th century B.C.
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Creation Start Date:
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-399
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Creation End Date:
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-300
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Materials and Techniques:
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Parian marble
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Classification Term:
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Stone Sculpture
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Dimensions:
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H. 21 3/4 in. (55.25 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York, USA
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ID Number:
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10.142.1
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Credit Line:
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Rogers Fund, 1910
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Rights:
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Context:
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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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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.gr10.124.1.R.tif
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