Boston Green Head
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| Boston Green Head | |
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| Material | Greywacke |
| Created | 380 – 332 BC |
| Discovered | 1858 |
| Present location | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
| Identification | 04.1749 |
The Boston Green Head is a greywacke sculptured head of an Egyptian priest from the Late Period of ancient Egypt. The head is dated to 380–332 BC[1] and is housed in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, United States.
The head is believed to have been found in 1858 at the Serapeum of Saqqara.[1] Later, Muhammed Said Pasha, a pro-French viceroy of Egypt, gave it to Prince Napoleon Joseph Charles Paul Bonaparte.[1]
In 1904, the head was purchased by the Boston Museum of Fine Arts from Edward Perry Warren.[1]