From the permanent collection · September 1, 2026
Standing male figure
Unknown artist · ca. late 1st millennium BCE
Alabaster (calcite)
Standing male figure, by an unknown artist, ca. late 1st millennium BCE.
Alabaster (calcite).
From the collection of the The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Spear Jr. Gift, 1982.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Spear Jr. Gift, 1982
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