Head of a Goddess
Roman
1st century
Marble
Overall: 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Evelyn A. and William B. Jaffe, Class of 1964H
S.964.94
Geography
Place Made: Europe
Period
1-500
Object Name
Figure
Research Area
Classical World
Not on view
Inscriptions
Not signed.
Course History
ANTH 7, Thinking About Empire, Alan Covey, Winter 2014
CLST 6, Introduction to Classical Archaeology, Roger Ulrich, Fall 2014
CLST 06, Introduction to Classical Archaeology, Flint Dibble, Fall 2020
ITAL 23, 17th and 18th Century Italian Literature, Nancy Canepa, Spring 2022
Exhibition History
A Collector's Choice, William B. Jaffe Memorial Exhibition, Dartmouth College Museum, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, December 8, 1972-January 7, 1973.
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.
Artifacts of the Roman Empire, Harrington Gallery Teaching Exhibition, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, October 18-November 5, 1990.
Barrows Print Room, Hopkins Center Art Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, April 5-24, 1974.
Classical Treasures, Rotunda Gallery, Hopkins Center Art Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, November 18-January 22, 1978.
Eastern Mediterranean Art from the College Collection, Barrows Windows, Hopkins Center Art Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, September 8-October 15, 1978.
Fred Wilson, So Much Trouble in the World - Believe It or Not!, William B. Jaffe and Evelyn A. Jaffe Hall Galleries, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, October 4-December 11, 2005.
Gene Y. Kim, Class of 1985, Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, August 13, 2000.
Gene Y. Kim, Class of 1985, Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, February 19-November 30, 2008.
Gene Y. Kim, Class of 1985, Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, February 28, 1992-April 22, 1994.
Glimpses of Ancient Life, Highlights from the Hood Museum of Art's Collection of Ancient Art, Gene Y. Kim, Class of 1985 Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, August 19, 2000.
Publication History
Barbara Thompson, Fred Wilson, So Much Trouble in the World - Believe It or Not!, Hanover, New Hampshire: Trustees of Dartmouth College, 2005.
Provenance
Matthias Komor, New York; sold to Evelyn Annenberg Friede Jaffe Hall (1911-2005) and William B. Jaffe (1904-1972), New York; given to present collection, 1964.
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