SculptureFrench?16th century

Head of a Man

16th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Carved

Medium

Carved wood

Culture

French?

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

27 x 20.4 x 18 cm (10 5/8 x 8 1/16 x 7 1/16 in.) with base: 29.8 x 20.4 x 18 cm (11 3/4 x 8 1/16 x 7 1/16 in.)

Provenance

Mr. & Mrs. Edward M. M. Warburg, New York, NY, Gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1961.

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