Head of a Female in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, August 2008

Head of a Female
Limestone or lime plaster
Central Asia (Bactria- Margiana)
Late 3rd- early 2nd millennium BC

Accession # 1988.81.1

This delicate head would have been placed on the body of a seated figure of green steatite or chlorite, much like the composite sculpture in this case (1989.281.41). It is one of the most exquisite works known in the Bactria-Margiana cultural complex.

Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.