COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MIA_.70.72
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MIA_.70.72
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
2001
aly
2001
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Sculpture
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Sculpture
Object Type
false
Creator Name:
Unknown
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Unknown
Creator Name
false
Creator Nationality:
European; Southern European; Roman
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European; Southern European; Roman
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Role:
sculptor
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sculptor
Creator Role
false
Creator Name-CRT:
artist unknown
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artist unknown
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Head of a Woman
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Head of a Woman
Title
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View:
Front
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Front
View
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Creation Date:
about 150
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about 150
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
140
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140
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
160
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160
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
marble
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marble
Materials and Techniques
false
Dimensions:
H.12-1/2 x W.8-1/2 in.
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H.12-1/2 x W.8-1/2 in.
Dimensions
false
Component Measured:
overall
mcm
overall
Component Measured
false
Measurement Unit:
in
mdu
in
Measurement Unit
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
70.72
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70.72
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
The John R. Van Derrlip Fund
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The John R. Van Derrlip Fund
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html"target="_new">http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html</a>
Rights
false
Context:
The young woman in this lovely Roman portrait may be Crispina, who married the Emperor Commodus in 177 A.D. The identification is based on comparison to portraits on coins that bear her name. Her hair is parted in the middle and gathered at the back above her neck. This particular hairstyle was the fashion worn by ladies of the imperial court during the late second century A.D. The sculptor drilled holes to make concave spaces in the eyes for bone, shell, gold, or silver pupils, common in sculptures made at this time.
-from Ancient Art of the Mediterranean, an MIA-produced Interactive Multimedia Program for the Ancient Art Gallery
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<P>The young woman in this lovely Roman portrait may be Crispina, who married the Emperor Commodus in 177 A.D. The identification is based on comparison to portraits on coins that bear her name. Her hair is parted in the middle and gathered at the back above her neck. This particular hairstyle was the fashion worn by ladies of the imperial court during the late second century A.D. The sculptor drilled holes to make concave spaces in the eyes for bone, shell, gold, or silver pupils, common in sculptures made at this time.</P><P>-from Ancient Art of the Mediterranean, an MIA-produced Interactive Multimedia Program for the Ancient Art Gallery</P>
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
MIA_.21297c.tif
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MIA_.21297c.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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