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Head with a Phrygian Helmet
Greek, South Italian
Classical Period
5th century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
10 cm (3 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bartlett Collection—Museum purchase with funds from the Francis Bartlett Donation of 1912
Accession Number13.227
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionHead wearing a peaked Phrygian ? helmet.
ProvenanceBy 1912: with E. P. Warren (according to Warren's records: From Taranto.); purchased by MFA from E. P. Warren, January 2, 1913, for $18,948.70 (this figure is the total price for MFA 13.186-13.245)