| Collection: | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
| Title: | Head of a barbarian |
| Findspot: | Said to be from Rome |
| Summary: | A clean-shaven barbarian man with thick, wavy hair |
| Material: | Marble |
| Sculpture Type: | Free-standing portrait statue |
| Category: | Separated fragments |
| Style: | Late Hellenistic |
| Technique: | In-the-round |
| Original or Copy: | Original |
| Date: | ca. 100 BC - ca. 1 BC |
| Dimensions: | H. 0.152 m; L. (face) 0.078 m |
| Scale: | Miniature |
| Region: | Latium |
| Period: | Graeco-Roman |
Condition: Head only (complete)
Condition Description: The head is cut off from a bust, as indicated by the lower surface at the back. The nose and sides of the front of the bust have been broken off; slight white incrustations on the neck and yellowish-brown stains above the left eye characterize the surface.
Collection History: From the E.P. Warren Collection.
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