SculptureGreek4th century BCE
Bust of a Youth
400 BCE-300 BCE
Description
Male head, turned to left and inclined slightly forward. Left shoulder is higher than the right, right arm is extended and bent. Ridged conical Phrygian type cap that reveals locks of hair framing either side of face. Eyes are open, lids clearly defined, and tips of teeth protrude from slightly parted lips. Pale, pinkish clay; remains of white slip; traces of red pigment on hair.
Dimensions
28.6 cm (11 1/4 in.)
Provenance
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York, NY, bequest; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
Related Artworks
View MoreSculpture
Head of a Young Girl
Unknown Artist, 4th century BCE
Pentelic marble
4th century BCEGreekSculpture
Winged Figure, possibly Eros
Unknown Artist, 4th-1st century BCE
Terracotta
4th-1st century BCEGreekSculpture
Reclining Hercules
Unknown Artist, 400-375 BCE
4th century BCEGreek
Sculpture
Standing Female Figure
Unknown Artist, 4th-late 1st century BCE or modern
Terracotta, traces of paint
4th-1st century BCEGreekSculpture
Veiled Head of a Woman
Unknown Artist, 320 BCE
Pentelic marble
4th century BCEGreekSculpture
Head of Offering Bearer
Unknown Artist, 400-300 BCE
Terracotta, traces of white slip
4th century BCEGreekSculpture
Standing Nude Man
Unknown Artist, 4th-1st century BCE
Terracotta
4th-1st century BCEGreekSculpture
Standing Girl with Ball
Unknown Artist, late 4th-late 1st century BCE
Terracotta, traces of white slip
4th-1st century BCEGreekSculpture
Tanagra Style Draped Female Figure
Unknown Artist, c. 330-300 BCE
Terracotta
4th century BCEGreekSculpture
Female Head
Unknown Artist, 323-31 BCE
Terracotta
4th-1st century BCEGreekSculpture
Female Head
Unknown Artist, 4th-1st century BCE
Terracotta
4th-1st century BCEGreekSculpture
Standing Woman
Unknown Artist, 323-31 BCE
Terracotta, remains of white slip
4th-1st century BCEGreek