statue
- Museum number
- 1868,0606.9
- Description
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Bronze head from a statue of Hypnos. Wings are shown sprouting from his temples, and his hair is arranged into a series of locks, some falling freely, others tied in a knot at the back of the head.
- Production date
- 350 BC - 200 BC
- Dimensions
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Height: 20.32 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Roman copy of a Hellenistic original of about 325-275BC.
- Location
- On display (G22/dc6)
- Exhibition history
-
Exhibited:
1990, 20 Oct-9 Dec, Japan, Tokyo, Setagaya Art Museum, Treasures of the British Museum, cat. no.124
1991, 5 Jan-20 Feb, Japan, Yamaguchi, Prefectural Museum of Art, Treasures of the British Museum, cat. no.124
1991 9 Mar-7 May, Japan, Osaka, National Museum of Art, Treasures of the British Museum, cat. no.124
2013, 8 Feb-26 May, Stadtische Galerie Liebieghaus, Frankfurt, Zuruck zur Klassik
2014-2015, 11 Dec-8 Feb, Athens, Museum of Cycladic & Ancient Greek Art, Beyond
2018-2019 11 Dec-17 Mar, Petit Palais - Musee des Beaux-Arts de la ville de Paris, Paris, France, Fernand Khnopff (1858-1921)
- Acquisition date
- 1868
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 1868,0606.9
