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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
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