Bronze head of a woman or goddess
Bronze head of a woman or goddess wearing a diadem with silver inlaid decoration. Her eyes also retain their silver inlay, giving quite a spooky effect.
Found in Mersin, ancient Cilicia (now in southern Turkey), which was the crossroads in ancient times for several trade routes, both land and sea.
Hellenistic
ca. 150-100 BCE
From Mersin, Cilicia
British Museum (1928,0416.1)
Bronze head of a woman or goddess
Bronze head of a woman or goddess wearing a diadem with silver inlaid decoration. Her eyes also retain their silver inlay, giving quite a spooky effect.
Found in Mersin, ancient Cilicia (now in southern Turkey), which was the crossroads in ancient times for several trade routes, both land and sea.
Hellenistic
ca. 150-100 BCE
From Mersin, Cilicia
British Museum (1928,0416.1)