Head of Mithras(?)

Currently not on view

Head of Mithras(?),

1st–2nd century CE

Roman
y1965-85

Information

Title
Head of Mithras(?)
Dates

1st–2nd century CE

Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
10.0 x 5.7 x 6.0 cm (3 15/16 x 2 1/4 x 2 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Object Number
y1965-85
Place Made

Asia Minor

Period
Roman (style or period)
Type
terracottas, figurines, ceramics
Materials
terracotta
Subject
heads, deities, caps (headgear), mythology

Purchased from Mathias Komor, New York, in 1965.

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