Head of an athlete pouring oil into his hand
late 2nd century B.C. after a late Classical original of around 360 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueMarble from Mount Pentelikon near Athens
DimensionsHeight: 23cm (9 1/16 in.); length (from mouth to roots of the hair: 12 cm (4 3/4 in.)
Credit LineHenry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession number04.11
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to MFA archival card: from Athens); January 19, 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 74,100.00 (this figure is the total price for MFA 04.6-04.37)
about A.D. 150–192; first recut about A.D. 210–267; second recut about A.D. 400
about 325–320 B.C.
about 420–410 B.C.
about 325–300 B.C.
4th century B.C.
about 375–325 B.C.
about 330–320 B.C.
about 330–320 B.C.
about 330–325 B.C.
about 350–325 B.C.
1st half of the 1st century A.D.
about A.D. 100–150