Head of a Young Girl

CultureRoman
Titles
  • Head of a Young Girl
Date1st–early 2nd century
MediumMarble
DimensionsOverall (with base): 10 × 4 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (25.4 × 11.4 × 11.4 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Frances Marzio
Object number2024.1229
Non exposé

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Department
Antiquities
Object Type
Provenance[Christie’s, London, June 14, 1978, lot 335] [1].
Sidney and Idele Port, Santa Monica, CA, before June 2002 [2];
[Christie’s, New York, June 12, 2002, lot 145].
[Arielle Kozloff, Cleveland, February 14, 2004] [3];
Acquired by Frances Marzio, Houston, from the previous, February 14, 2004-
2024 [4];
By bequest, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2024-Present

[1] The auction was primarily the sale of the collection of Josef Müller (1887-1977), a Swiss art collector and curator at the Solothurn Art Museum (1943-
1967), by his heirs and family, but also included other properties. This sculpture was included in the section of “Various Properties” and is not from
the estate of Josef Müller. Per Christie’s, it was consigned by a private collector based in London (email in Object File).
[2] Identified as the property of Professor and Mrs. Sid Port in the 2002 sales catalogue.
[3] Invoice from Kozloff dates to February 14, 2004 (Object File).
[4] Arrived at the MFAH as a temporary loan, TR:997-2004, June 25, 2004, from Frances Marzio to be examined in conservation. Offered by the estate of
Frances Marzio (1947-2022) to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston in 2023.

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