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Head of a Dacian
Post-Classical Period
about 17th century A.D. or later
Medium/Technique
Porphyry
Dimensions
Height: 53 cm (20 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bartlett Collection—Museum purchase with funds from the Francis Bartlett Donation of 1912
Accession Number13.2722
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionThe front of the head is preserved, being split off vertically just behind the ears. Otherwise, the condition is excellent. The surface is highly polished and in perfect preservation, except for minor injuries to some of the locks over the forehead.
ProvenanceFrom Rome, said (by Iandolo through Richard Norton) to have been found "at excavations of the Baths of Caracalla."