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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

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

Español: Cabeza del rey David, escultura en piedra caliza, ca. 1145

Cabeza tallada en piedra caliza con una corona de banda almenada sobre cabello ondulado y una barba larga y rizada. Los ojos almendrados y profundos, la nariz ancha y la boca firme miran de frente contra un fondo oscuro, con la parte posterior plana del bloque visible en la base.

Português: Cabeça do Rei Davi, escultura em calcário, ca. 1145

Cabeça esculpida em calcário, com uma coroa de faixa almenada acima de cabelos ondulados e barba longa e encaracolada. Os olhos amendoados e profundos, o nariz largo e a boca firme olham de frente contra um fundo escuro, com a parte traseira plana do bloco visível na base.

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