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Head of Herakles
Head of Herakles

Head of Herakles

about 325 B.C. (?)
Medium/TechniqueMarble from Mt. Pentelikon near Athens
DimensionsHeight: 38.7 cm (15 1/4 in.)
Credit LineBenjamin and Lucy Rowland Fund
Accession number1972.392
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSculpture
ProvenanceSaid to come from a private collection, Central Europe. 1972, sold by Antiken Heinz Herzer, Munich, to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 7, 1972)
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