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White plaster sculpture of a female head in profile with hair in a low knot and a band across the crown, against a dark background.

Diana (fragment)

A white plaster head of a woman, shown in three-quarter profile on a dark stand, with hair drawn back into a low knot and a laurel-like band across the crown. The face is smooth and calm, with a small paper label on the cheek and cracks and chipped edges at the neck and crown.

Artist
Hiram Powers
Date
modeled ca. 1853
Medium
plaster
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
3000 × 2812 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1858).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Español: Diana (fragmento), cabeza de yeso de Hiram Powers

Una cabeza femenina de yeso blanco, vista de tres cuartos de perfil sobre un soporte oscuro, con el cabello recogido en un moño bajo y una banda que cruza la coronilla. El rostro es liso y sereno; se ven grietas y bordes astillados en el cuello y en la parte superior.

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