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portrait head
Object Type
portrait head
Museum number
1873,0820.724
Description
Marble portrait head of Antisthenes the philosopher.
Cultures/periods
Roman
Hellenistic
(original)
Production date
AD 120 - 140
(after a Greek original of about 200 - 160 BC)
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Rome (city)
, near the Via Appia
Excavated/Findspot:
Via Appia
Materials
marble
Dimensions
Height:
39.37 centimetres
Curator's comments
Roman copy of a Greek original of late 3rdC or 2ndC BC.
Bibliographic references
Sculpture / Catalogue of Greek Sculpture in the British Museum
(1838)
Location
On display
(G22)
Subjects
philosopher
Associated names
Portrait of:
Antisthenes
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Alessandro Castellani
Acquisition date
1873
Department
Greek and Roman
Registration number
1873,0820.724
Conservation
Treatment
: 22 Jun 1995