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Head of a Female Saint
Head of a Female Saint

Head of a Female Saint

Unidentified artist, Byzantine, 12th–14th centuries
Medium/TechniqueFresco transferred to panel
Dimensions37.4 x 27 cm (14 3/4 x 10 5/8 in.)
Credit LineM. Theresa B. Hopkins Fund
Accession number51.1620
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPaintings
Collections
Provenance12th-14th centuries, commissioned for the Church of Hagiou Staurou, Jerusalem; 1910, frescoes cut from walls, and purchased by Johann Georg, Prince of Saxony (d. 1938); 1938, by inheritance to the heirs of the Prince; 1951, sold by the heirs to the MFA for $900. (Accession Date: September 13, 1951)
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