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Male Head
n.d. (Archaic or early modern)
limestone
(Ancient Greece )
(Ancient Greece )
This carved male head has a hole drilled into the hair at the center front. The left side of the face is weathered, and the hair over the left eye is worn off. The authenticity of this piece has been questioned.
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.
Geo. M. Tinger, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Joseph Brummer, New York and Paris, 1924, by purchase [Brummer inv. no. N678]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1924, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Measurements
H: 4 11/16 in. (11.9 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.
23.1