Smith, Arthur H. [Hrsg.]; British Museum <London> / Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities [Hrsg.]: Catalogue of sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities (Band 3) (London, 1904)

FEMALE IDEAL HEADS.

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1796. Female head. The hair falls in waves down each side
of the face, and is confined at the back of the head by an
opisthosphendone. Curls fall down the neck. There are
traces of red colour on the hair. The sharply-cut outlines
of the eyelids and hair suggest a copy from an original
in bronze. But the work as a whole is not free from
suspicion, which is strengthened by its admirable state of
preservation.—Towneley Coll.

Parian marble. Height, 1 foot 3 inches. Restored: neck and bust,
with some of the curls on the neck. Said to have been found in
an excavation by Mr. Brand and the Duke of St. Albans, on a
property of the Cesarini family. Specimens, E, pi. 24; Mus.
Marbles, X., pi. 17 ; Ellis, Town. Gall., IE, p. 55; Grceco-Roman
Guide, E, No. 173.

1797. Upper part of a female head. The hair is brought to
each side from under a cap. The head is broken away
below the eyes. The outlines of the eyelids are sharply
defined, as in bronze work. Compare No. 1792.—From
Athens. Bequeathed by Sir W. C. Trevelyan, 1879.

Pentelic marble. Height, 8 inches.

1798. Face and left side of an ideal (?) female head. The hair

is parted in the middle and brought
down over the ears, while a plait
passes over the head. The nose and
lips are mutilated.—Elgin Coll.

Pentelic marble. Height. S£ inches. Synop-
sis, No. 240 (255) ; Ellis, Elgin Marbles,
IE, p. 118.

1799. (Plate XX., and fig. 17.) Female
head. The hair is bound by a broad
band, which is crossed on the brow.
It issues from beneath it, and is
brought over the ears to a knot at

the back. In fine condition. The FiS- 17- No- 1799-