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Carved pale limestone head of a bearded man wearing a crenellated crown, set against a dark background on a dark stand.

Head of King David, limestone sculpture, ca. 1145

A carved limestone head with a crown of crenellated band above wavy hair and a full, curled beard. Deeply set almond eyes, a broad nose and a tightly carved mouth face forward against a dark background, with the flat back of the block visible at the base.

Artist
Unknown
Date
ca. 1145
Medium
Limestone, light fine-grained
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
3322 × 4000 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1150).
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1938

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