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Head of a God

Artist Greek or Roman
CultureGreek or Roman
Date150 BC-100 AD
MediumParian marble
DimensionsOverall: 11 7/8 x 11 1/8 x 7 1/4 in. (30.2 x 28.2 x 18.4 cm)
Classification(s)
  • ANCIENT
Credit LineMuseum purchase, Greylock Foundation, Karl E. Weston Memorial Fund
Terms
  • Zeus
  • God
  • mythical being
  • head
Object number63.34
Collections
Inscribedno inscription
On View
On view
ProvenanceOne of the towns on the Syro-Phoenician coast; to Lebanon; to Peter Marks Inc., New York; to present collection 1963
Exhibitions
Exhibition History"Dedicating the Christian A. Johnson Memorial Building: The Music and Arts Center of Middlebury College." Middlebury, VT: Christian A. Johnson Building, Middlebury College, October 11 & 12, 1968.|
"The Olympics in Art: An Exhibition of Works of Art Related to Olympic Sports." Utica, NY: Museum of Art, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, January 13-March 2, 1980.|
"European Paintings and Sculpture from the Williams College Museum." Williamstown, MA: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, September 9-October 23, 1983.|
"Highlights from the Permanent Collection." Williamstown, MA: Williams College Museum of Art, October 19, 1986-March 8, 1987|
Faison, S. Lane Jr. (curator)"...And Gladly Teach." Williamstown, MA: Williams College Museum of Art, November 11, 1989-April 8, 1990.|
Patterson, Vivian (curator). "Art of the Ancient Worlds.". Williamstown, MA: Williams College Museum of Art, (Stoddard Gallery only), October 28, 1995-February 25, 2001.

Teaching events
Liz McGowan, ARTH 213, s20