Imitation Kouros Head
20th century
- Medium
- Marble
- Dimensions
- 24 × 18 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-244196
Acquired by the Museum for research, this head of a nude male figure is a modern work that belongs to a kouros reassembled from several pieces: the head is 92.AK.29; the legs and torso are joined as 90.AK.43. Telltale signs left by modern tools, such as marks left by a power drill on the head and torso, and evidence that the sculpture was bathed in acid clearly show that it is a modern forgery. The entire front of the face has been dipped in acid. The hair is styled with two rows of drilled curls on the forehead, separated by a fillet from the rest of hair, which is arranged in beaded rows falling down the neck to the upper back.
Provenance
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
Registry history
- 20th century — Recorded in the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum — sculpture
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