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Head of a Youth
Head of a Youth

Head of a Youth

Date7th-6th century B.C.
Object number44.16
ProvenanceHeeramaneck Galleries; Gift of Miss Joanna Eckstein and Mrs. Edwin Joseph in Memory of their Mother, Mrs. Nathan Eckstein, March 1944
Exhibition HistoryWalla Walla, Washington, Olin Art Gallery, Whitman College, The Aegean, Egyptian Through Roman, December 4, 1977 to January 29, 1978Published ReferencesFuller, Richard E. Seattle Art Museum. Seattle: Seattle Art Museum, 1946, p. 22 Handbook, Seattle Art Museum: Selected Works from the Permanent Collections, Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1951, p. 105 (b&w)
Credit LineGift of Miss Joanna Eckstein and Mrs. Edwin Joseph in memory of their mother, Mrs. Nathan Eckstein
Dimensions11 x 8 1/2 x 7 in. (28 x 21.6 x 17.8 cm)
MediumLimestone
Roman Provincial
ca. 3rd -4th century
Object number: 2024.22.2
Relief fragment with ostrich and genius (human-headed bull)
Pre-Islamic
721 - 464 B.C.
Object number: 59.57
Photo: Nathaniel Willson
Roman
ca. 4th century
Object number: 61.112
Photo: Paul Macapia
Syrian
2nd-3rd century
Object number: 48.189
Barrel flask
Cypriot
8th-7th century B.C.
Object number: 54.42
Cup with Wishbone Handle
Cypriot
1600-1450 B.C.
Object number: 55.23
Stemmed bowl
Cypriot
8th century B.C.
Object number: 55.25
Photo: Paul Macapia
Cypriot
late 8th century B.C.- 7th century B.C.
Object number: 55.26
Jug
Cypriot
8th-6th century B.C.
Object number: 55.27
Oil Jar:  Lekythos
Cypriot
700-500 B.C.
Object number: 70.124
Red Polished Ware Gourd jug
Cypriot
2100 - 1900 B.C.
Object number: 63.103