Head of a Man
425–400 B.C.
- Medium
- Terracotta
- Dimensions
- 13.5 × 13.8 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-221081
The slightly tilted head is characterized by a full face, short nose, and tightly closed, fleshy mouth. Dense, striated hair is gathered in broad, distinct locks arranged over a low forehead and combed into a roll behind the nape of the neck. The globular eyes are asymmetrical, with marked irises. These features—particularly the full chin and dense, rolled hair—are typical formal features of Severe-style sculpture from Sicily and Magna Graecia dating from the fifth to early fourth centuries B.C.
Provenance
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
Registry history
- 425–400 B.C. — Recorded in the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum — sculpture
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