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Head of Youth
c. 470 BC
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Although the face is now badly broken and quite weathered, this head was originally of high-quality workmanship, as can be seen in the extremely fine carving of the wavy hair preserved at the top and back. The slight asymmetry of the neck and facial features suggest that the head, which likely belonged to a full-bodied sculpture just under life-size, turned gently to one side.
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- Title: Head of Youth
- Date Created: c. 470 BC
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 19.4 x 13.1 x 15.9 cm (7 5/8 x 5 3/16 x 6 1/4 in.)
- Type: Sculpture
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1928.195
- Medium: marble
- Fun Fact: The Severe style, named for its sober simplicity, marks the beginning of the Greek Classical period, c. 480–450 BC.
- Department: Greek and Roman Art
- Culture: Sicily(?), Greece, Severe Period, 5th Century BC
- Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Collection: GR - Greek
- Accession Number: 1928.195
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