Bust of a boy with a braided sidelock
1st century B.C. or 1st century A.D.
Place of ManufactureEgypt
Medium/TechniqueMarble, probably from the Greek Island of Paros; base is broccatello from near Tortosa, Spain
DimensionsHeight x width x depth: 17.1 x 11.6 x 10.9 cm (6 3/4 x 4 9/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by the Friends of Art of the Ancient World, Classical Curator's Fund, and Egyptian Curator's Fund
Accession number2001.262
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceBy April 2001: with Christie's South Kensington, 85 Old Brompton Road, London SW7 3LD (auction April 25, 2001, lot 96) (according to Sarah Hornsby of Christie's: "in a French private collection for the last 30 years; and was acquired on the market before that"); 2001: purchased by MFA at Christie's auction with funds donated by the Friends of Art of the Ancient World, Classical Curator's Fund and Egyptian Curator's Fund; accessioned June 27, 2001.
(Accession Date: June 27, 2001)
(Accession Date: June 27, 2001)
530–515 B.C.
probably A.D. 50–75
about 1st century B.C.
150–100 B.C.
about A.D. 190
about 20 B.C. to A.D. 40
about 560–550 B.C.
about 480 B.C.
1st century B.C.–1st century A.D.
about 470–450 B.C.
late 5th century B.C.
about 340 B.C.