Female head with diadem
Datec. 2nd c
Mediumbasalt
Dimensions30 x 10 cm
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Dr. Lillian Malcove
Object numberM82.286
DescriptionSculpted stone head of a female identified as a goddess on the basis of the diadem she wears and her elaborate hairdo, slightly under life size. Piece is "Parthian" and said to come from Sia near Seraida in the Djebel Druze (area of Bosra, Syria). Note on Parthia -Ruling from 247 B.C. to A.D. 228 in ancient Persia (Iran), the Parthians defeated Alexander the Great's successors, the Seleucids, conquered most of the Middle East and southwest Asia, controlled the Silk Road and built Parthia into an Eastern superpower. The Parthian empire revived the greatness of the Achaemenid empire and counterbalanced Rome's hegemony in the West. Parthia at one time occupied areas now in Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaidzhan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine and Israel.Collections
- Malcove Collection
c. 3 mill BC
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