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Head of a King

ca. 1220–30
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 304
This and a similar head in the Musée du Louvre, Paris, both come from the same series of kings on the façade of the collegiate church of Notre-Dame, Mantes. The series of nearly life-size kings originally adorned the upper galleries of the façade.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Head of a King
  • Date: ca. 1220–30
  • Geography: Made in Mantes, France
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: Limestone
  • Dimensions: Overall: 12 1/4 x 9 13/16 x 9 3/8 in. (31.1 x 24.9 x 23.8 cm)
    Pin only: 3 1/16 x 13/16 in. (7.7 x 2 cm)
    Height with pin: 14 5/8 in. (37.1 cm)
  • Classification: Sculpture-Stone
  • Credit Line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
  • Object Number: 29.100.29
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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