Celtic Head
100–300
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Celtic Head, 100–300. Northern England (Romano-British), Migration period, 2nd-3rd centuries. Sandstone with traces of original red paint; overall: 30 x 31 x 24 cm (11 13/16 x 12 3/16 x 9 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Jacob Hirsch 1955.555
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- sandstone with traces of original red paint
- Dimensions
- Overall: 30 x 31 x 24 cm (11 13/16 x 12 3/16 x 9 7/16 in.)
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1955.555
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Jacob Hirsch
- Exhibitions
- Paths of Abstract Art, Juxtapositions, Set in Stone: The Face in Medieval Sculpture, Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art (9/26/2006 - 2/19/2007): "Set in Stone: The Face in Medieval Sculpture"<br>Bavarian Nationalmuseum, Munich (5/10/2007 - 9/16/2007), the J. Paul Getty Musuem, Los Angeles (10/30/2007 - 1/20/2008) and Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN (2/13/2009 - 6/7/2009): "Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art"
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 106A Migration Period & Coptic
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