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Greek. <em>Head of a Woman</em>, 4th century B.C.E. Marble, 8 7/8 × 7 7/8 × 8 1/16 in. (22.5 × 20 × 20.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 24.434. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.24.434_view01.jpg)
Greek. Head of a Woman, 4th century B.C.E. Marble, 8 7/8 × 7 7/8 × 8 1/16 in. (22.5 × 20 × 20.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 24.434. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.24.434_view01.jpg)
Greek. <em>Head of a Woman</em>, 4th century B.C.E. Marble, 8 7/8 × 7 7/8 × 8 1/16 in. (22.5 × 20 × 20.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 24.434. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.24.434_view01.jpg)

Greek. Head of a Woman, 4th century B.C.E. Marble, 8 7/8 × 7 7/8 × 8 1/16 in. (22.5 × 20 × 20.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 24.434. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.24.434_view01.jpg)

Greek. <em>Head of a Woman</em>, 4th century B.C.E. Marble, 8 7/8 × 7 7/8 × 8 1/16 in. (22.5 × 20 × 20.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 24.434. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.24.434_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

Greek. Head of a Woman, 4th century B.C.E. Marble, 8 7/8 × 7 7/8 × 8 1/16 in. (22.5 × 20 × 20.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 24.434. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.24.434_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

Greek. <em>Head of a Woman</em>, 4th century B.C.E. Marble, 8 7/8 × 7 7/8 × 8 1/16 in. (22.5 × 20 × 20.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 24.434. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.24.434_view02.jpg)

Greek. Head of a Woman, 4th century B.C.E. Marble, 8 7/8 × 7 7/8 × 8 1/16 in. (22.5 × 20 × 20.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 24.434. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.24.434_view02.jpg)

Greek. <em>Head of a Woman</em>, 4th century B.C.E. Marble, 8 7/8 × 7 7/8 × 8 1/16 in. (22.5 × 20 × 20.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 24.434. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.24.434_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

Greek. Head of a Woman, 4th century B.C.E. Marble, 8 7/8 × 7 7/8 × 8 1/16 in. (22.5 × 20 × 20.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 24.434. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.24.434_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

Greek. <em>Head of a Woman</em>, 4th century B.C.E. Marble, 8 7/8 × 7 7/8 × 8 1/16 in. (22.5 × 20 × 20.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 24.434. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.24.434_view03.jpg)

Greek. Head of a Woman, 4th century B.C.E. Marble, 8 7/8 × 7 7/8 × 8 1/16 in. (22.5 × 20 × 20.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 24.434. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.24.434_view03.jpg)

Greek. <em>Head of a Woman</em>, 4th century B.C.E. Marble, 8 7/8 × 7 7/8 × 8 1/16 in. (22.5 × 20 × 20.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 24.434. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.24.434_view04.jpg)

Greek. Head of a Woman, 4th century B.C.E. Marble, 8 7/8 × 7 7/8 × 8 1/16 in. (22.5 × 20 × 20.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 24.434. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.24.434_view04.jpg)

Greek. <em>Head of a Woman</em>, 4th century B.C.E. Marble, 8 7/8 × 7 7/8 × 8 1/16 in. (22.5 × 20 × 20.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 24.434. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.24.434_view05.jpg)

Greek. Head of a Woman, 4th century B.C.E. Marble, 8 7/8 × 7 7/8 × 8 1/16 in. (22.5 × 20 × 20.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 24.434. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.24.434_view05.jpg)

Greek. <em>Head of a Woman</em>, 4th century B.C.E. Marble, 8 7/8 × 7 7/8 × 8 1/16 in. (22.5 × 20 × 20.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 24.434. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.24.434_view06.jpg)

Greek. Head of a Woman, 4th century B.C.E. Marble, 8 7/8 × 7 7/8 × 8 1/16 in. (22.5 × 20 × 20.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 24.434. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.24.434_view06.jpg)

Greek. <em>Head of a Woman</em>, 4th century B.C.E. Marble, 8 7/8 × 7 7/8 × 8 1/16 in. (22.5 × 20 × 20.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 24.434. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.24.434_view07.jpg)

Greek. Head of a Woman, 4th century B.C.E. Marble, 8 7/8 × 7 7/8 × 8 1/16 in. (22.5 × 20 × 20.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 24.434. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.24.434_view07.jpg)

Greek. <em>Head of a Woman</em>, 4th century B.C.E. Marble, 8 7/8 × 7 7/8 × 8 1/16 in. (22.5 × 20 × 20.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 24.434. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.24.434_view08.jpg)

Greek. Head of a Woman, 4th century B.C.E. Marble, 8 7/8 × 7 7/8 × 8 1/16 in. (22.5 × 20 × 20.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 24.434. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.24.434_view08.jpg)

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Head of a Woman

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

CULTURE Greek
MEDIUM Marble
DATES 4th century B.C.E.
PERIOD Hellenistic Period
DIMENSIONS 8 7/8 × 7 7/8 × 8 1/16 in. (22.5 × 20 × 20.5 cm) H. w/tang: 9 5/8 in. (24.5 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER 24.434
CREDIT LINE Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund
PROVENANCE Archaeological provenance not documented; 1890, reportedly found in a stream near Canea, Crete, Greece by Remi Kwiatowski of Rome, Italy; April 1924, purchased from Remi Kwiatowski by the Brooklyn Museum.
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CAPTION Greek. Head of a Woman, 4th century B.C.E. Marble, 8 7/8 × 7 7/8 × 8 1/16 in. (22.5 × 20 × 20.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 24.434. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.24.434_view01.jpg)
IMAGE overall, CUR.24.434_view01.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2021
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Greek. <em>Head of a Woman</em>, 4th century B.C.E. Marble, 8 7/8 × 7 7/8 × 8 1/16 in. (22.5 × 20 × 20.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund, 24.434. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.24.434_view01.jpg)

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