Head of a Woman
Date130/160 A.D.
Object PlaceFaiyum, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
MediumEncaustic with gilded stucco on wood panel
ClassificationsPaintings
Dimensions9 3/4 × 17 5/8 inches (24.77 × 44.77 cm)
Credit LineGift of Julius H. Haass
Object number25.2
DescriptionFrontal, head and shoulder length portrait of a woman. She has dark curley hair, not parted but brushed back, heavy eyebrows, large almond shaped eyes and an aqualine nose. She looks straight ahead. She wears earrings which consist of a loop, short drop chain and single pearl, a necklace and a purple cloak over a light colored garment. The necklace is applied in gilded stucco relief and has a coin embeded in it. The garment has probably been extensively repainted.On View
On viewCollections
- Egyptian Objects from the DIA
Locations
- Treatment Demo Museum (Hanover Square), Conservation, Fine Art
1988
6th/7th Century
c. 1850
middle 14th Century
16th Century
1307/1196 BC
1510/1514