Life-size male head of basalt. Possibly of 1st century A.D.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson
Collection place:
Egypt
Verbatim coll. place:
Egypt, unimperial portrait possibly of 1st century A.D. or of any subsequent century.
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Materials:
Basalt (basic igneous rock)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Statues
Accession date:
1906
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
width 15 centimeters, height 29 centimeters, and depth 27 centimeters
Loans:
S1957-1960 [XXX Wellington]: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (1957–1960), S1965-1966 #86a: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (May 19, 1966–September 6, 1966), S1970-1971 #21: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (October 12, 1970–January 20, 1971), S1974-1975 #36: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (December 11, 1974–April 22, 1981), and S2004-2005 #7: SFO Museum (March 30, 2005–March 30, 2006)