Unknown Artist
- Title
- Head of a woman
- Place of origin
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Java →
Indonesia
- Period
- Majapahit period 1292 - 1520 → Indonesia
- Year
- circa 14th century
- Media category
- Sculpture
- Materials used
- terracotta
- Dimensions
-
4.5 x 3.5cm
- Signature & date
- Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Gift of the Estate of David Strachan 1995
- Accession number
- 198.1999
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
This intriguing terracotta head of a woman is quite eroded, however, it is still possible to discern the elegant, oval face adorned with heavy earrings and an elaborate headdress. An example of a similar terracotta is included in P. Pal 'Icons of Piety, Images of Whimsy' (1987). He writes "Javanese ...[terracottas] are often remarkable as much for their original designs as for their humorous shapes. Javanese artists were equally deft in modelling figures of delicate, petite and graceful women and in depicting highly amusing characters undoubtedly meant to be caricatures."
Asian Art Department, AGNSW, 1999.
- Bibliography (1)
-
Pratapaditya Pal (Bangladesh; United States of America, b.1935) (Author), Icons of piety images of whimsy: Asian terracottas from the Walter-Grounds Collection, Los Angeles, 1987. This publication is a general reference only, the citations referenced cat.no. 80 and cat.no. 82 are for works of a similiar style.
