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Unknown, Head of a Votive Statue of a Youth
Gift of Seymour Weintraub · Digital image courtesy of Getty's Open Content ProgramView original →
Unknown

Head of a Votive Statue of a Youth

4th–3rd century B.C.

Current Collection

J. Paul Getty Museum

Los Angeles, United States

Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
24.4 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-250739

Votive statue of the head of a young male wearing a veil. His hair composed of curled bangs (previously identified as a laurel wreath) and longer curled locks that cover his temples and ears. The large eyes have irises, indicated in relief. The back is unarticulated, and is pierced by a round vent hole.

Provenance

Gift of Seymour Weintraub

Registry history

  • 4th–3rd century B.C. — Recorded in the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum — sculpture

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