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Head of Isis
Greek
Hellenistic Period
280–240 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Egypt (probably)
Medium/Technique
Marble probably from the island of Prokonnesos near Istanbul
Dimensions
Height: 29 cm (11 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Hans von Bülow
Accession Number89.152
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
Sculpture in Stone (MFA), no. 090; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 109 (additional published references).
DescriptionHead of Isis with the hair combed back from a central part then falling vertically in a group of tubular curls that covers the ears. Red paint on eyes.
Scientific Analysis:
Harvard Lab No. HI234: Isotope ratios - delta13C +2.45 / delta18O -0.54, Attribution - Paros 2, Prokonnesos, Denizli 1, Iasos, Justification - Medium to coarse grained marble.
Scientific Analysis:
Harvard Lab No. HI234: Isotope ratios - delta13C +2.45 / delta18O -0.54, Attribution - Paros 2, Prokonnesos, Denizli 1, Iasos, Justification - Medium to coarse grained marble.
ProvenanceBy 1864: collection of Ferdinand Lassalle (who had acquired the head in Rome); 1864: bequeathed by Ferdinand Lassalle to Dr. Hans von Bülow; gift of Dr. Hans von Bülow to MFA, 1889