1992.256.26: Head of a Man
Sculpture
This object does not yet have a description.
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1992.256.26
- Title
- Head of a Man
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Work Type
- sculpture, statuette
- Date
- c. 400-600 CE
- Period
- Byzantine period, Early
- Culture
- Byzantine
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/289066
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Limestone
- Technique
- Carved
- Dimensions
- 9.4 x 8.7 x 4.4 cm (3 11/16 x 3 7/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Louise M. and George E. Bates, Camden, ME (by 1971-1992), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Louise M. and George E. Bates
- Accession Year
- 1992
- Object Number
- 1992.256.26
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- Head of a man with beard and mustache. Top and back of head broken away. Large almond shaped eyes with carefully delineated pupils. Beard indicated by cross-hatchings.
Verification Level
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