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Ram's head
Greek
Late Classical Period
probably 4th century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Marble, from the Greek island of Paros
Dimensions
Height x length: 23 x 32.5 cm (9 1/16 x 12 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number01.8194
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
Sculpture in Stone (MFA), no. 039; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 107 (additional published references).
DescriptionThe ears have been made too large and should lie back against the horns with the opening to the front. The horns should lie close to the sides of the head, as the re-worked fleece indicates. The eyelids have been patched with plaster. The eyes were inserted.
Scientific Analysis:
University of South Florida Lab No. 8402: Isotope ratios - delta13C +5.1 / delta18O -3.5,
Attribution - Paros 1. Justification - C and O isotopes, medium grain, Attic style
Scientific Analysis:
University of South Florida Lab No. 8402: Isotope ratios - delta13C +5.1 / delta18O -3.5,
Attribution - Paros 1. Justification - C and O isotopes, medium grain, Attic style
ProvenanceBy date unknown: according to L. D. Caskey, Catalogue of Greek and Roman Sculpture, p. 88: Found near Acqua Traversa; by 1901: with E. P. Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought in Rome (Palazzo Corvisieri).); purchased by MFA from E. P. Warren, December 1901