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Unknown, Fragment of a Head
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Unknown

Fragment of a Head

430–400 B.C.

Current Collection

J. Paul Getty Museum

Los Angeles, United States

Medium
Terracotta with clay slip
Dimensions
14.2 × 14 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-218589

This fragment, probably once part of a statue, has a smooth, oval face and full regular features. The elongated eyes are well-defined, including thick eyelids with sharp edges and pupil, iris, and tear duct emphasized. The straight nose directly joins the eyebrow arches; the mouth has fleshy, parted lips, a sinuous profile, and small dimples at the sides. The gaze is slightly lowered. These features find parallels in Tarentine terracotta heads from the middle of the fifth century B.C.

Provenance

The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California

Registry history

  • 430–400 B.C. — Recorded in the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum — sculpture

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