Statuette
MS5700
From: Greece | Crete | Rethymna (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | MS5700 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Greek |
| Provenience | Greece | Crete | Rethymna (uncertain) |
| Period | Hellenistic Period |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Marble (Stone) |
| Technique | Carved |
| Iconography | Head |
| Description | Small head, either male or femalw, in frontal position with inset carnelian or orangish glass pupils. The hairdo, completed with a bun or chignon at the back, could be that of a female divinity such as Aphrodite, or a god such as Apollo. |
| Height | 9 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of John Frederick Lewis, 1924 |
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