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Head of a Youth
425-400 BC (?)
This head of a youth is carved in the round. There is heavy encrustation, partially removed from the right side of the face. The piece has pick damage, and the nose has been cut off by a saw.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Hesperia Art Gallery, Philadelphia [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1962, by purchase.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 7/20/1970 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 1/1/1992 | Technical Report | x-ray diffraction; other |
Geographies
Roman Empire (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 9 3/16 in. (23.3 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds provided by the S. & A.P. Fund, 1962
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
23.216