The condition is excellent, with few dents, weathered areas, and minor surface discolorations. The head with long curls and neck is carved directly from the rectangular shaft of the herm. Scientific Analysis: Isotope ratios - delta13C +1.899 / delta18O -1.033, Attribution - Paros-2,...
Provenance
From Naukratis. 1885: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; October 28, 1885: voted to the MFA at EEF general meeting; sent over February 1886. (Accession date: 1886). Transferred to Classical by the Egyptian dept. 1
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Greco-Roman, Late Hellenistic to Early Imperial Period,
Findspot
Naukratis, Egypt
Catalogue Raisonné
Sculpture in Stone (MFA), no. 218.
Dimensions
66.5 cm (26 3/16 in.)
Accession Number
86.172
Medium or Technique
Marble probably from the Greek island of Paros