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Bearded head wearing a polos
Greek, South Italian
Place of Manufacture: Italy, Calabria, Tarentum
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
Height: 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Harold Murdock, in memory of his brother, Rear-Admiral J. B. Murdock
Accession Number31.607
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionBearded head. Curly hair; wears a polos; modeling much worn; traces of white priming.
ProvenanceFrom excavations at Tarentum; purchased by Joseph B. Murdock in Tarentum in March 1896; loaned to MFA by J. B. Murdock, April 27,1898; March 1931: Inherited by his brother, Harold Murdock; gift to MFA from Harold Murdock in memory of his brother Rear-Admiral J. B. Murdock, September 3, 1931