Greek / Head of a goddess / 4th century B.C.

Greek
Head of a goddess
4th century B.C.
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Creator Nationality: European; Southern European; Greek
Creator Name-CRT: Greek
Title: Head of a goddess
Title Type: Object name
View: Full View
Creation Start Date: -39
Creation End Date: -30
Creation Date: 4th century B.C.
Object Type: Sculpture
Classification Term: Stone Sculpture
Materials and Techniques: Parian marble
Dimensions: H. 21 3/4 in. (55.25 cm)
AMICA Contributor: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location: New York, New York, USA
ID Number: 10.142.1
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1910
Rights: http://www.metmuseum.org/
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.

AMICA ID: MMA_.10.142.1
AMICA Library Year: 2000
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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