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Head
1st century BC (Archaic)
wood with traces of paint (?)
(Roman Empire )
(Roman Empire )
This head is of a bearded male. He has long hair and a stephané. The back is flattened and the piece is cut off at the neck with a dowel hole in the bottom.
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1924 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Roman Empire (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H from neck to top of head: 2 13/16 in. (7.2 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1924
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
23.187