Ideal female head
Medium/TechniqueMarble, probably from western Asia Minor
Dimensions26.5 x 12 cm (10 7/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
Credit LineBenjamin Pierce Cheney Donation
Accession number89.8
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceBy date unknown: said to be in the Ludovisi Collection; by 1888: with R. Lanciani (said to come from the Ludovisi villa); purchased by MFA from R. Lanciani, December 8, 1888, for $173.91 (this is the total price for MFA 89.4-89.8)
about A.D. 200–225
5th century
1st or 2nd century A.D.
2nd–1st century B.C.
about A.D. 190–210
about A.D. 51–52 or later