Sicilian Bust of a Woman in the Getty Villa, June 2016

Title: Bust of a Female Figure

Artist/Maker: Unknown

Culture: Greek (Sicilian)

Place: Sicily, Italy (Place Created)

Date: 300–200 B.C.

Medium: Terracotta with traces of polychromy

Object Number: 70.AD.120

Dimensions: 25.7 × 22.2 cm (10 1/8 × 8 3/4 in.)

Credit Line: Gift of J. Paul Getty
Alternate Title: Bust of a Woman (Display Title)

Department: Antiquities

Classification: Sculpture

Object Type: Female figure

Draped bust of a woman, wearing a diadem and necklace. Hole in the back of the head; notch along the lower rear edge of the bust. Traces of white slip and polychromy preserved on surface.

Text from: www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/6559/unknown-maker-bust-of-a-female-figure-greek-sicilian-300-200-bc