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Head of a priest
Head of a priest

Head of a priest

1st–2nd century A.D.
Medium/TechniqueLimestone, with glass inlays for eyes
DimensionsOverall: 37 x 16 x 26 cm (14 9/16 x 6 5/16 x 10 1/4 in.)
Credit LineFlorence E. and Horace L. Mayer Fund
Accession number2011.230
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSculpture
Provenance1960, sold by Galerie le Véel, Paris; to Jean Henri Jules Deriat (b. 1922 - d. 2016), Paris [see note]; 2001, sold by Deriat to Cybele Gallery, Paris; 2011, sold by Cybele Gallery to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 22, 2011)

NOTE: According to a signed statement from Jean Deriat.
Restricted: For reference only
about 1790–1810
Bearded male head
about 2nd century B.C.–1st century A.D.
Pectoral
1783–1550 B.C.
Pendant on a chain
1070–712 B.C.
Conservation Status: After Cleaning
945–712 B.C.
Group shot: 13.4363, 13.4200, 20.1494, 40.469
Joseph Gerte
1700–1550 B.C.
Group shot: 47.1700, 52.1837
William J. Young
1947 (from 2575–2465 B.C. original)
Central figure facing left
525–330 B.C.