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Fragment of Floor with the head of a Soldier Wearing a Helmet
modern (modern)
stone
This black and white mosaic pavement depicts the head of a beardless man wearing a helmet in profile; the lines are in white tesserae, while the rest of the image is black tessarae. 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.
Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, by purchase, 1925; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Measurements
Overall: 11 1/4 in. (28.5 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.
43.6