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Portrait Head from a Coffin
Portrait Head from a Coffin

Portrait Head from a Coffin

Artist Unknown
Datecirca 100–150
MediumPlaster with traces of paint
Dimensions10 7/8 x 6 15/16 x 6 7/8 in. (27.6 x 17.7 x 17.5 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Fred Olsen
Object numberG.57.14.13
On View
On view
ProvenanceDr. and Mrs. Fred Olsen, Guilford, CT; given to NCMA, 1957.
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