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Bust of a man

about 70–60 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueMarble, perhaps from the Greek island of Paros
DimensionsHeight: 40.6 cm (16 in.)
Credit LineCollection of Shelby White and Leon Levy and Museum purchase with funds donated by the Jerome Levy Foundation
Accession number1992.196
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSculpture
InscriptionsInscribed in Greek on the support: "...son of Tharsinon made it."ProvenanceBy 1991: with Bruce & Ingrid McAlpine, One the Vale, London, SW3 6AG, England; purchased by Shelby White and Leon Levy (1/2 interest) and by MFA with funds given by Jerome Levy Foundation (1/2 interest) from Bruce & Ingrid McAlpine, May 26, 1992
Bust of a boy with a braided sidelock
1st century B.C. or 1st century A.D.
Head of an athlete
probably A.D. 50–75
Head of Aphrodite
about 1st century B.C.
Body
about A.D. 190
about 20 B.C. to A.D. 40
Torso of a youth (kouros)
about 560–550 B.C.
Restricted: For reference only
about 480 B.C.
Youth
1st century B.C.–1st century A.D.
Left hand holding alabastron
about 470–450 B.C.