Keywords: Greek - Incense Burner in the Form of a Female Head - Walters 482525.jpg Incense burners in this form were used to burn frankincense The absence of burn marks on this example indicates that it was probably a burial gift The maiden is probably the goddess Kore Persephone who with her mother Demeter was deeply revered in South Italy century 3 BC Hellenistic terracotta with paint cm 17 5 12 1 11 accession number 48 2525 21632 Dr Frederick G Stern Potomac MD Walters Art Museum December 1985 by gift Gift of Dr Frederick G Stern 1985 From Alexander to Cleopatra Greek Art of the Hellenistic Age The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1988-1989 place of origin Constantinople present-day Istanbul Turkey Walters Art Museum license Ancient Greek sculptures in the Walters Art Museum Art from Greece Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review |