Museum collection · The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 478946
Fragments of a Male Head
Unknown maker, 4th–7th century
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Rogers Fund, 1925 · Public domain
- Artist
- Unknown maker
- Date
- 4th–7th century
- Medium
- Plaster
- Dimensions
- Overall (a): 2 3/4 x 6 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. (7 x 16.5 x 12 cm) Overall (b): 3 3/4 x 4 1/4 x 1/16 in. (9.6 x 10.8 x 0.1 cm) Overall (c): 2 1/2 x 1 13/16 x 7/8 in. (6.4 x 4.6 x 2.2 cm) Overall (d): 2 1/2 x 1 13/16 x 13/16 in. (6.3 x 4.6 x 2 cm)
- Era
- Museum collection
Why it matters
Fragments of a Male Head, dated 4th–7th century, is catalogued by The Metropolitan Museum of Art as a work in Plaster. The API record does not identify a named maker. The recorded dimensions are Overall (a): 2 3/4 x 6 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. (7 x 16.5 x 12 cm) Overall (b): 3 3/4 x 4 1/4 x 1/16 in. (9.6 x 10.8 x 0.1 cm) Overall (c): 2 1/2 x 1 13/16 x 7/8 in. (6.4 x 4.6 x 2.2 cm) Overall (d): 2 1/2 x 1 13/16 x 13/16 in. (6.3 x 4.6 x 2 cm). This factual page is generated from the museum catalogue and links directly to its source record.