Small Female Head
Description
Catalogue description: Culture Greek Caption: Greek. Small Female Head, 170 B.C.E.–100 C.E.. Clay, pigment, 1 9/16 x 15/16 x 1 1/8 in. (3.9 x 2.5 x 2.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.316. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
Limestone bust of a human head with detailed facial features.
The artifact represents a side profile of a male head sculpted from limestone. It captures detailed facial features, with emphasis on the eyes and nose. The hair is styled in a manner typical of Hellenistic influences. The head appears to have been part of a larger statue, as indicated by the unfinished base.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 16.316 tier-2
- BKM-Object 9574 tier-2
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art.
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