ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Head of a Young Boy, Probably from a Sarcophagus

AAT Object Form/Functionsculpture (visual works)

AAT Object Form/Functionheads (representations)

CultureRoman

PeriodImperial

Datelate 2nd-early 3rd Century CE

MediumMarble (Göktepe)

Credit LineGift of William S. Arnett

Dimensions4 1/2 x 3 3/8 in. (11.4 x 8.6 cm)

Object number1999.002.095

Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - May 2004
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - June 24, 2013

ProvenanceEx coll. William Arnett (1939-2020), Atlanta, Georgia.

Status

Not on view

Collections

Greek and Roman Art

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