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Head of a woman
Representations of Women
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Fragment of a stele (grave marker)
Greek, Attic
Head of a woman
Marble,
4th century BCE
Purchase with the Nancy Everett Dwight Fund
Photograph Petegorsky/Gipe
MH 1916.2.B.OII
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The Female Persona
Ancient images of women are remarkable for their ambiguity. Sometimes, identification is straightforward: on the Gerasa mosaics at left, Erato, muse of lyric poetry, is easily recognized by her lyre and name...
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