Idealized head in profile, from sarcophagus
about A.D. 160–180
Medium/TechniqueMarble, probably Pentelic or possibly from Asia Minor
DimensionsHeight x width: 16 x 19 cm (6 5/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
Credit LineBenjamin and Lucy Rowland Collection
Accession number1979.54
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1979: Mrs. Benjamin Rowland, Jr. Collection (formerly in Benjamin Rowland, Jr. Collection, acquired in Boston, London, or Rome); gift of Mrs. Benjamin Rowland, Jr. to MFA, February 14, 1979
2nd–3rd century A.D.
3rd–4th century A.D.
about A.D. 100–250
about A.D. 200–225
middle or latter part of the 3rd century A.D.
5th century
about A.D. 140–190