Terracotta head

Unknown

7th century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

It is difficult to determine whether the figure is a woman or a youth. The rendering of the hair in layered rows that broaden towards the bottom is characteristic of representations dating to the second half of the seventh century B.C.

Artist

Unknown

Date

7th century BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Cretan

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Alexander Boyd Hawes, in memory of his mother, Harriet Boyd Hawes, 1946