Head of a Youth

1st century BCE-4th century CE H: 4 15/16 in. (12.5 cm) Citation Source image

This head of a youth wears a band around his hair, and the back of his head is flattened off. There is drilling in the hair and red in the cracks.The piece is cut at the base of the neck as for insertion; there is a hole for mounting drilled at the bottom.

Sculpture

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5853
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sculpture
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William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown] (?); Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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1
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