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Head of a Bearded Man from a Funerary Monument (Front)
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The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Front portion of the head of an older bearded man broken from a relief. Signs of advanced age are indicated by furrows in the brow, lines at the corners of the eyes, and sagging cheeks. He would have been one of the auxiliary figures forming the group around the deceased in a large multi-figured funerary composition.
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Details
- Title: Head of a Bearded Man from a Funerary Monument (Front)
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: about 330 B.C.
- Location Created: Greece (Attica)
- Physical Dimensions: 23.3 × 15.2 × 8.3 cm (9 3/16 × 6 × 3 1/4 in.)
- Type: Relief
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Marble
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 75.AA.92
- Culture: Greek
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California, Anonymous gift
- Creator Display Name: Unknown
- Classification: Sculpture (Visual Works)
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