Head of a woman

Creator

Unknown

Files

Publication Date

January 2018

Time Period

1st-2nd Centuries CE

Abstract

Female head has hair arranged in curls along her face. She wears a large headdress which a large diadem (?) in the middle and two knobs on either side. The knobs are decorated with vertical inscribed lines. The back of the head is shaped but not detailed. The eyes are oversized and are heavily outlined. The nose is flat and the lips are full. The head is hollow and broken off at the neck.

Keywords

Ceramic Head

Alt Text

A three-dimensional model of a sculpture of a female, human head made out of an orange-brown clay. Her lips and eyes are large for her small face, and a massive headdress with various details extends upward from her curly hair. The 3D model can be freely moved, rotated, and zoomed in and out to allow the viewer to inspect the object from multiple angles. A small, still image of the object is also included, with the object against a white background and a measurement scale in centimeters below it.

Physical Collection

Farid Karam Collection of Graeco-Roman Antiquities

Material

Clay

Box

18

Dimensions

7.5 x 4.5 x 2.2 cm

Language

English

Discovery Location

Eastern Mediterranean region

Media Type

Heads (Representations)

Format

Digital 3D model

Identifier

R30-00055

Recommended Citation

Unknown, "Head of a woman" (2018). Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection. 56.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/karam/56

Notes

Color: Light reddish brown. View description: Front view. Condition: Good. The 3D model of this object was created under the supervision of Dr. Davide Tanasi.

Equipment

Nikon D3400, AF-P Nikon 18-55 mm 1:3.5-5.6G

Capture Technique

Digital Photogrammetry, Agisoft Photoscan Professional 1.4.4

Affiliation

University of South Florida. Department of History (LOC)