Head of a Kore
Artist
Unknown Roman
CultureRoman
Titles
- Head of a Kore
Date1st century
Made inMediterranean
MediumMarble
Dimensions11 × 7 1/2 × 9 3/8 in. (27.9 × 19.1 × 23.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Isabel Brown Wilson Bequest in honor of Frances Marzio
Object number2015.258
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
200 Jamail Atrium
On view
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Department
AntiquitiesObject Type
purchased by Ben Birillo, New York, 1968 –2014 [1];
[Phoenix Ancient Art, New York/Geneva, 2014 –2015];
purchased by MFAH, 2015.
[1] Slide dated May, 1968. A letter dated to 2014 from Ben Birillo (1928-2020) indicates that she had inherited the sculpture and Birillo purchased it from her personal collection in her home alongside a small carved 16th century figure of Perseus (Object File).
Published References German Archaeological Institute Photo Library - (http://arachne.uni-koeln.de/arachne/index.php?view[layout]=marbilderbestand_item&search[constraints][marbilderbestand][searchSeriennummer]=832114 and http://arachne.uni-koeln.de/fotothek/image/show?q=&offset=23&cat=392636&max=16&fotothek=rom&sortFavourites=normal)
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Unknown Roman
140–170 AD
Marble
2006.35.A,.B
