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Fragment of a Female Head

Asian Art

MEDIUM Earthenware
  • Place Made: Java, Indonesia
    • DATES 14th century
    DIMENSIONS height: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
    COLLECTIONS Asian Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 2021.1.29
    CREDIT LINE Bequest of Dr. Samuel Eilenberg
    PROVENANCE Prior to 1998, provenance not yet documented; by 1998, acquired by Samuel Eilenberg of New York; 1998, bequeathed by Samuel Eilenberg to the Brooklyn Museum; April 6, 2021, accessioned by the Brooklyn Museum.
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    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Head of a woman with slight smile and hair asymmetrically arranged in a wide semi-circle, both typical of terracotta figures of the Majapahit period in eastern Java.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
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