Portrait head of Britannicus
about A.D. 48 or 49
Medium/TechniqueMarble, possibly from the Greek islands of Naxos or Thasos
DimensionsHeight: 17 cm (6 11/16 in.)
Credit LineJohn Wheelock Elliot and John Morse Elliot Fund
Accession number69.27
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Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
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ProvenanceBy date unknown: according to the recommendation for acquisition: said to have been found locally and purchased by a G.I. at Sinope on the Black Sea; by date unknown: purchased from the G.I. by George Allen, 2031 Walnut Street, Philadelphia 3, Pennsylvania; purchased by MFA from George Allen, April 10, 1969
5th century
550–520 B.C.
about 2nd century A.D. (after a Hellenistic Greek type)
about A.D. 200
about A.D. 120
second half of 2nd century A.D.
A.D. 120–140
A.D. 117–138, after a Greek original of about 450–430 B.C.
2nd–early 3rd century A.D.
about A.D. 180–210