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Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Head of a Man
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Head of a Man

Place CreatedPalmyra, Syria, Asia
CulturePalmyra
PeriodRoman Period
Date210-230 CE
MediumLimestone
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions9 1/16 x 8 3/4 x 6 in., 12 kg (23 x 22.2 x 15.3 cm, 26 lb. 7 5/16 oz.)
Object number2018.010.398
Published ReferencesHotel des Chevau-Legers, Versailles, Archeologie (16 Juin 1974), lot 71.
ProvenancePurchased by Roger Fernand Galliano for Georges Ricard (1921-2012) from Hotel des Chevau-Legers, Versailles, France, June 16, 1974, lot 71. Ex coll. Musée de l'Égypte et le Monde Antique, Collection Sanousrit, Monaco, 1975-1982. Ex coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art