1915.100
Head of a King
Artist
Artist Unidentified
Title
Head of a King
Creation Date
1220-1230
Century
13th century
Dimensions
6 1/8 in. x 5 13/16 in. x 5 1/8 in. (15.6 cm. x 14.7 cm. x 13 cm.)
Classification
Sculpture
Creation Place
Europe, France
Medium and Support
limestone
Credit Line
Gift of Edward Perry Warren, Esq., Honorary Degree, 1926
Copyright
Public Domain
Accession Number
1915.100
This small stylized head of an unidentified biblical king recently has been discovered to have been carved for the area of the choir at Chartres Cathedral, where it perfectly joins the neck of a torso in the Cathedral Museum. It exemplifies the High Gothic style, in which delicacy and refinement were put to the service of a naturalistic representation of the world.
Additional Media
angled obverse view
side view