SculptureGreek4th-2nd century BCE
Head of a Man
323-150 BCE
Description
Long, narrow face, egg shaped skull, receding, wrinkled forehead, long nose, broad at tip, open mouth with heavy lips, pointed, dimpled chin and protruding ears. Appears bald, possibly due to a lack or loss of color. Hard white substance holds metal display rod in neck. (Lower rows of photo, far left). Hard, reddish brown clay with very little mica.
Dimensions
2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.)
Provenance
Royal Museum of Art and History, Brussels; gift to Fogg Art Museum, 1935.
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