Female Head
Greco-Roman
4th century
Marble
Overall: 4 × 4 × 4 1/2 in. (10.2 × 10.2 × 11.4 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Mrs. William Dexter
S.965.90.12
Geography
Place Made: Greece, Europe
Period
1-500
Object Name
Sculpture
Research Area
Classical World
Not on view
Inscriptions
Not signed.
Course History
GOVT 86.43/MES 12.14, Intellectual History of Racism, Michelle Clarke and Jonathan Smolin, Spring 2022
Art History 20.04, Faith and Empire, Beth Mattison, Spring 2023
Exhibition History
Ancient Profiles: Sculpture, Prints, and Coins from the Permanent Collection, Harrington Gallery Teaching Exhibition, Art History 1, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, November 1-December 17, 1997.
Provenance
Collected by George Ticknor (1791-1871), Boston, Massachusetts, probably in Europe, about 1815-1835; to his daughter, Eliza (Mrs. William) Sullivan Ticknor Dexter (1833-1880), about 1871; to her son, Philip Dexter (1868-1934), about 1880; to his son, William Dexter (1897-1943), about 1934; to his wife, Constance Van Rensselaer Thayer Dexter (1900-1976), 1943; given to Dartmouth College, 1943; catalogued by present collection, 1965.
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