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 viewClassificationsSculpture
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.
NOTE: According to a signed statement from Jean Deriat.
early 19th century
about 1790–1810
about 2nd century B.C.–1st century A.D.
1070–660 B.C.
1783–1550 B.C.
1070–712 B.C.
1295–1186 B.C.
1295–1186 B.C.
945–712 B.C.
525–330 B.C.