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Head of Domitian, possibly re-carved into a Constantinian emperor
Roman (?)
Imperial Period or later
Early 4th or 17th century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Marble from Carrara, Italy
Dimensions
39.2 x 13 cm (15 7/16 x 5 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Benjamin Pierce Cheney Fund
Accession Number89.6
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
Sculpture in Stone (MFA), no. 379; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 116 (additional published references).
DescriptionThe tip of the nose has been broken away, and a chip is gone from the neck; the surfaces are somewhat discolored, the yellow patina having been scraped and cleaned away.
Scientific Analysis:
University of South Florida Lab No. 8468: Isotope ratios - delta13C +2.3 / delta18O -2.5,
Istituto di Struttura della Materia - CNR Lab No. 3 (January 30, 2012): maximum grain size: 0.5mm; electron paramagnetic resonance: intensity 32.8%, line width 60.5%; Sr ppm 196
Attribution - Carrara, Italy. Justification - fine grain, low EPR intensity, C and O isotopes, moderate Sr
Probability of correct quarry assignment (Istituto di Struttura della Materia - CNR Lab No. 3; January 30, 2012):
distance of sample from center of quarry probability field: 6.6; relative probability: 90%; absolute probability 16%
Scientific Analysis:
University of South Florida Lab No. 8468: Isotope ratios - delta13C +2.3 / delta18O -2.5,
Istituto di Struttura della Materia - CNR Lab No. 3 (January 30, 2012): maximum grain size: 0.5mm; electron paramagnetic resonance: intensity 32.8%, line width 60.5%; Sr ppm 196
Attribution - Carrara, Italy. Justification - fine grain, low EPR intensity, C and O isotopes, moderate Sr
Probability of correct quarry assignment (Istituto di Struttura della Materia - CNR Lab No. 3; January 30, 2012):
distance of sample from center of quarry probability field: 6.6; relative probability: 90%; absolute probability 16%
Provenance1888, sold by Rodolfo Lanciani (b. 1846 – d. 1929), Rome, to the MFA for $173.91 [see note]. (Accession Date: December 8, 1888)
NOTE: Said by Lanciani to come from the Ludovisi Villa, Rome. The purchase price is for MFA accession nos. 89.4 - 89.8.
NOTE: Said by Lanciani to come from the Ludovisi Villa, Rome. The purchase price is for MFA accession nos. 89.4 - 89.8.