Head of an older man, possibly a priest
about 60–30 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueMarble, from Dokimeion in Phrygia (modern Turkey)
DimensionsOverall: 31.8 × 25 × 22.9 cm (12 1/2 × 9 13/16 × 9 in.)
Credit LineHenry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession number99.343
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On viewClassificationsSculpture
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ProvenanceBy 1899, bought in Rome by Edward Perry Warren (b. 1860 - d. 1928), London [see note 1]; 1899, sold by Edward Perry Warren to the MFA for $32,500.00 [note 2]. (Accession date: December 24, 1899)
Notes:
[1] According to Warren’s records.
[2] This is the total price for MFA 99.338-99.542.
Notes:
[1] According to Warren’s records.
[2] This is the total price for MFA 99.338-99.542.
mid- to late 2nd century A.D.
about A.D. 180
about A.D. 140–190
about A.D. 100-135
about A.D. 220–240
1st century B.C.
A.D. 170–230
2nd century A.D.
3rd-4th century
late 1st–early 2nd century CE