Head of Hadrian
about A.D. 130
Medium/TechniqueMarble from the Greek island of Thasos
DimensionsHeight (max.) x length of face: 50 cm x 30 cm (19 11/16 x 11 13/16 in.)
Credit LineFrank B. Bemis Fund
Accession number1975.292
On View
On viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceBy date unknown: said to have been found at Athribis (Benha) near the head of the Nile Delta; by 1937: from the art market in Cairo; by date unknown: with Michel A. Abemayor; April 7, 1975: purchased by MFA from Michel A. Abemayor
5th century
about 2nd century A.D. (after a Hellenistic Greek type)
about A.D. 200
about A.D. 120
second half of 2nd century A.D.
A.D. 120–140
about 150 B.C. or later
A.D. 117–138, after a Greek original of about 450–430 B.C.
about mid-2nd century A.D.
2nd–early 3rd century A.D.
about A.D. 180–210