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Head of Venus
Roman
Imperial, Antonine Period
2nd century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Chalcedony
Dimensions
Length: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number98.770
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionHas a crescent-shaped diadem; the head is broken off at the neck. Nose slightly damaged.
ProvenanceBy 1897, Michal Tyszkiewicz (b. 1828 - d. 1897), Rome; June 8 - 10, 1898, posthumous Tyszkiewicz sale, Hotel Drouot, Paris, lot 234 (said to have been found in Rome); 1898, Edward Perry Warren (b. 1860 - d. 1928), Rome and London; 1898, sold by Warren to the MFA for $69,618.13 [see note]. (Accession Date: September 20, 1898)
Note: This is the total price for MFA accession nos. 98.641-98.940.
Note: This is the total price for MFA accession nos. 98.641-98.940.