Head of Isis
280–240 B.C.
Country of Origin, for CustomsEgypt
Place of ManufactureEgypt (probably)
Medium/TechniqueMarble probably from the island of Prokonnesos near Istanbul
DimensionsHeight: 29 cm (11 7/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Hans von Bülow
Accession number89.152
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1864: collection of Ferdinand Lassalle (who had acquired the head in Rome); 1864: bequeathed by Ferdinand Lassalle to Dr. Hans von Bülow; gift of Dr. Hans von Bülow to MFA, 1889
probably A.D. 50–75
about 1st century B.C.
about A.D. 138–192
1st century A.D.
second half of 2nd century A.D.
about mid-3rd century A.D.
1982
1982
1569–70
about A.D. 140–190
about 2200–1750 B.C.