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Votive Head of a Youth

Votive Head of a Youth

SculptureEtruscan4th-3rd century BCE

Votive Head of a Youth

4th-3rd century BCE

Description

Hollow terracotta votive head and neck of a youth. The head is frontal, showing a young man or child with short hair. The brow, eyes, nose, ears, mouth and chin are modeled naturalistically. A mantle covers the top and back of the head. The head is in good condition, with some chips around the edge of the mantle, a chipped chin, broken nose, and gouge on the right side of the face.

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Mold-made

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Etruscan

Period

Classical period, Late, to Early Hellenistic

Century

4th-3rd century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

11 x 9 x 7.4 cm (4 5/16 x 3 9/16 x 2 15/16 in.)

Provenance

The Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University (before 1970-2012), transfer; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2012.

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