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This finely carved relief head depicts a Persian, identified by the distinctive head scarf tied around the neck and pulled over his chin. The relief, once part of a pediment or metope adorning a Tarentine funerary naiskos, probably depicted a battle or hunt.
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Title: Limestone relief head of a Persian
Date: ca. 330–300 BCE
Culture: Greek, Tarentine
Medium: Limestone with traces of paint
Dimensions:
4 5/16 × 5 9/16 × 3 7/8 in. (11 × 14.2 × 9.9 cm)
Height (w/base): 7 in. (17.8 cm)
Classification: Stone Sculpture
Credit Line: Purchase, Patricia and Marietta Fried Gift, 2013
Accession Number: 2013.1091
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