Head of a river-god

Classification

sculpture / statue ; statue

Culture

Roman

Dimensions

height: 13.8 cm

Date

1st century A.D.

Period

Early Imperial Period (1st century)

Material

marble analysis ; Göktepe marble

Iconography

river god / river personification ; male head

Present location

Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts, Collection of Classical Antiquities

Provenance

Arndt, Paul (1865–1937)

Inventory

4801

Hyp-3906

References

Hekler 1929, 144–145, no. 137

Marble analyses conducted by Danielle Decrouez (Geneva, Museum of Natural History) and Karl Ramseyer (University of Bern, Institute of Geological Sciences) have shown that the sculpture was made of Göktepe marble. Click here for the detailed results.

This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.