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Head of a Female Attendant from a Grave Naiskos (Full front, main view)

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The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

Head of a woman broken from a grave naiskos. The right side of the head and face is carved to a greater finish and exhibits better modeling than the rest, indicating that the head was placed on the left side of the original monument. The head would have been attached to the rest of the relief on the figure's proper left. The sakkos (head covering) that the woman wears identifies her as an attendant figure, possibly a household slave.

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  • Title: Head of a Female Attendant from a Grave Naiskos (Full front, main view)
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: about 350 B.C.
  • Location Created: Greece (Attica)
  • Physical Dimensions: 21.6 × 17 × 10.5 cm (8 1/2 × 6 11/16 × 4 1/8 in.)
  • Type: Relief
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Pentelic marble
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 57.AA.14
  • Culture: Greek
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
  • Creator Display Name: Unknown
  • Classification: Sculpture (Visual Works)
The J. Paul Getty Museum

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