Portrait head of long-bearded man. From Athens or Corinth. Fourth to early fifth century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Athens or Corinth
Province:
Achaea
Region:
Greece and South Balkans (with Epirus, Macedonia and Thrace)
Details:
Agia Paraskevi, near Athens
Current Location:
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, inv. no. 62.465
OBJECT
Object:
Head, separately worked
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
Yes
Clothing:
Hairstyle:
Short
Height(cm):
46
Attributes:
Beard:
Bearded, long
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Unknown
Position:
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Unknown
Position:
Awarder Unknown or Uncertain
DATE
Earliest:
300
Latest:
420
MAIN REFERENCE
Comstock, M.B. and C.C.C. Vermeule, Sculpture in Stone. The Greek, Roman, and Etruscan Collections of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Boston 1976, p. 243 no. 381