Statuette of a shepherd carrying a sheep
late 3rd to 4th century A.D.
Medium/TechniqueMarble probably from the island of Prokonnesos near Istanbul
Scientific Analysis:
Harvard Lab No. HI252: Isotope ratios - delta13C +2.89 / delta18O -2.02, Attribution - Probably Prokonnesos, Justification - Coarse grained marble.
(BASE)Harvard Lab No. HI253: Isotope ratios - delta13C +2.12 / delta18O -2.67, Attribution - Probably Prokonnesos, Justification - Coarse grained marble
Dimensions38.1 cm (15 in.)
Credit LineGift of Jerome M. and Alan J. Eisenberg
Accession number1988.463
On View
On viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceDecember 11, 1987, sale, Christie, Manson & Woods, London, lot 45, to Jerome M. and Alan J. Eisenberg, New York; 1988, gift of Jerome M. and Alan J. Eisenberg to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 26, 1988)
Late 6th–7th century A.D.
5th century
First half of the 6th century CE
about A.D. 150–192; first recut about A.D. 210–267; second recut about A.D. 400
280–240 B.C.
about 260–250 B.C.
