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Head of a Female Wearing a Sakkos Headdress

Head of a Female Wearing a Sakkos Headdress

Greek

Sakkos and hair over forehead are delicately hand re-touched. There are traces of white slip in the grooves on the left side of the sakkos. There is a modern perforation in the break to hold a mounting pin.

Terracotta

Archaic period

Sculpture