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Head of a Young Boy

Head of a Young Boy

SculptureGreek4th-3rd century BCE

Head of a Young Boy

c. 300 BCE

Description

Head of a smiling boy inclined slightly to its own left. The back of the head is smooth. There are traces of white slip on face.

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Mold-made

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek

Period

Archaic period

Century

4th-3rd century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Purchased from G. Max Bernheimer, Bernheimer Antique Arts, Cambridge, MA. From Stuart Thorne by bequest. ex. coll. Mrs.Thorne who had obtained them in Greece many years before. Mrs. Thorne was closely involved with the American School of Classical Studies in Athens from the 1930's onwards.

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