Head of an athlete
probably A.D. 50–75
Medium/TechniqueMarble probably from the Greek island of Paros
DimensionsHeight x length (of face): 37 x 18.5 cm (14 9/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
Credit LineBartlett Collection—Museum purchase with funds from the Francis Bartlett Donation of 1900
Accession number03.754
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1903: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought in Rome.); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, March 24,1903
530–515 B.C.
1st century B.C. or 1st century A.D.
about 1st century B.C.
150–100 B.C.
about A.D. 190
about 20 B.C. to A.D. 40
about 560–550 B.C.
about 480 B.C.
1st century B.C.–1st century A.D.
about 470–450 B.C.
late 5th century B.C.
about 340 B.C.