Portrait of a philosopher, probably Democritus or perhaps Hermarchus
about A.D. 50; Roman copy of a Greek original
Medium/TechniqueMarble from Mt. Pentelikon near Athens
DimensionsHeight: 39 cm (15 3/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Heinz Herzer
Accession number1972.971
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Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
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Provenance1972, gift of Antiken Heinz Herzer, Munich, to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 8, 1972)
about A.D. 150–192; first recut about A.D. 210–267; second recut about A.D. 400
5th century
about 2nd century A.D. (after a Hellenistic Greek type)
about A.D. 138–192
1st century A.D.
before A.D. 62
2nd or 3rd century A.D.
about 490–480 B.C.
about 4th century B.C.
350–340 B.C.