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DEACESSIONED June 27, 2013
Men or Attis (eastern divinities)
Roman Provincial
Imperial Period
about A.D. 100–250
Place of Manufacture: Asia Minor (probably)
Medium/Technique
Marble, Crystalline white, probably from Asia Minor
Dimensions
Height: 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Richard R. Wagner
Accession Number65.1177
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
Sculpture in Stone (MFA), no. 229.
DescriptionThe child's head has stylized curly hair beneath a Phrygian cap. This young divinity is most likely Men, the popular Anatolian divinity, or perhaps Attis, companion of Cybele. With him was evidently found a fragment of relief, the head of a goddess; she is probably Cybele and perhaps formed part of a related votive relief. See 65.1178
The head of Men-Attis, broken at the neck, is in very good condition.
The head of Men-Attis, broken at the neck, is in very good condition.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Richard R. Wagner Collection (acquired in Istanbul); gift of Richard R. Wagner to MFA, September 22, 1965; June 26, 2013, deaccessioned by the MFA for sale through Christie's, New York.