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Appliqué of a Frontal Male Head
Unknown525–500 B.C.
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
One of six frontal bearded male head appliques (96.AM.110.5-.10), made of thin metal hammered into a mold. The Herakles-like male has large almond eyes and short pointed beard, with hair falling behind the ears. He is crowned with a wreath of pointed leaves. This example preserves the lower part of the face, from the eyebrows down.
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Details
- Title: Appliqué of a Frontal Male Head
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 525–500 B.C.
- Location Created: South Italy
- Physical Dimensions: 2.9 × 2.5 × 1.2 cm (1 1/8 × 1 × 1/2 in.)
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Gilded silver
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 96.AM.110.10
- Culture: Greek (South Italian)
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California, Gift of Barbara and Lawrence Fleischman
- Creator Display Name: Unknown
- Classification: Jewelry
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