Bust of an African

Bust of an African

Public Domain

CultureRoman
Titles
  • Bust of an African
Date200–300 AD
MediumTerracotta
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/4 × 2 1/4 × 3 in. (8.3 × 5.7 × 7.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of The Merrin Gallery, Inc.
Object number2002.308
Not on view

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Department
Antiquities
Object Type
Provenance[The Merrin Gallery, Inc., New York, 1999–2002]; purchased by MFAH, 2002.

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