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Head of a Woman (Main View, front)

Orpheus Master

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

The head, set on a flared neck, presents a broad face with eyes that have outer edges turned downward and eyebrows contiguous with the upper eyelids. The thick nose has broad nostrils; the fleshy mouth is elongated, very roughly finished, and apparently twisted in a grimace. Deeply-incised, flame-shaped locks frame the face, while the rest of the hair is pulled back and covered by a sakkos, or cloth cap. The ears are adorned with spherical earrings.

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  • Title: Head of a Woman (Main View, front)
  • Creator: Orpheus Master
  • Date Created: 350–300 B.C.
  • Location Created: Tarentum (Taras), South Italy
  • Physical Dimensions: 16.5 × 12.6 cm (6 1/2 × 4 15/16 in.)
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Terracotta with clay slip
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 82.AD.93.16
  • Culture: Greek (South Italian, Tarantine)
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
  • Creator Display Name: Orpheus Master
  • Classification: Sculpture (Visual Works)
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