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Portrait head of a boy
Roman
Imperial Period, Late Hadrianic or Early Antonin
A.D. 130–160
Medium/Technique
Plaster
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: 0.188 H. 0.13 L. of face
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number01.8251
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionThin shell. Face somewhat corroded. Head broken off at top of neck; a crack runs through right cheek; and is patched at the temple. From Pozzuoli.
ProvenanceBy 1901: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought at Pozzuoli.); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, December 1901