Head of Christ or Zeus

Date:: 3rd or 4th century and later transformation

Culture:: Roman

Medium:: Marble

Dimensions:: Overall: 11 1/4 x 8 1/4 x 7 3/4 in. (28.6 x 21 x 19.7 cm)

Classification:: Sculpture-Stone

Credit Line:: Fletcher Fund, 1955

Accession Number:: 55.38

Not on view

Zoupoulakis(until 1955)

Edelstein, Emma J., and Ludwig Edelstein. Asclepius: a Collection and Interpretation of the Testimonies. Vol. 1 and 2. Baltimore: Oak Hill House, Johns Hopkins University, 1945. pp. 74, 75, 113, 131-138, 145, 161, 181, 224, 225, 229, 255-257.

Timelines
Italian Peninsula, 1–500A.D.

Department

Medieval Art (7,126)

Object Type / Material

Geographic Location

Date / Era

Fragment of a Sarcophagus with Putti in a Grapevine

Date: 3rd–4th century Medium: Marble Accession: 24.97.12 On view in:Gallery 300

Table Base with Jonah Swallowed and Cast Up by the Big Fish

Date: early 300s Medium: Marble, white Accession: 77.7 On view in:Gallery 300

Sarcophagus Lid with Last Judgement

Date: late 3rd–early 4th century (?) Medium: Marble Accession: 24.240 On view in:Gallery 300

Sarcophagus with Scenes from the Lives of Saint Peter and Christ

Date: early 300s, with modern restoration Medium: Marble Accession: 1991.366 On view in:Gallery 300

Sarcophagus with a Greek Physician

Date: early 300s Medium: Marble Accession: 48.76.1 On view in:Gallery 300