Boston Green Head | |
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Material | Greywacke |
Created | 380 – 332 BC |
Discovered | 1858 |
Present location | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
Identification | 04.1749 |
The Boston Green Head is a greywacke sculptured head of an Egyptian priest from the Late Period of ancient Egypt. The head is dated to 380–332 BC [1] and is housed in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, United States.
The head is believed to have been found in 1858 at the Serapeum of Saqqara. [1] Later, Muhammed Said Pasha, a pro-French viceroy of Egypt, gave it to Prince Napoleon Joseph Charles Paul Bonaparte. [1]
In 1904, the head was purchased by the Boston Museum of Fine Arts from Edward Perry Warren. [1]
Boston Green Head | |
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Material | Greywacke |
Created | 380 – 332 BC |
Discovered | 1858 |
Present location | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
Identification | 04.1749 |
The Boston Green Head is a greywacke sculptured head of an Egyptian priest from the Late Period of ancient Egypt. The head is dated to 380–332 BC [1] and is housed in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, United States.
The head is believed to have been found in 1858 at the Serapeum of Saqqara. [1] Later, Muhammed Said Pasha, a pro-French viceroy of Egypt, gave it to Prince Napoleon Joseph Charles Paul Bonaparte. [1]
In 1904, the head was purchased by the Boston Museum of Fine Arts from Edward Perry Warren. [1]