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Portrait Head of a Ruler
Unknownearly 1st century A.D.
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
The statue preserves the head of a male ruler wearing a corona civica. The hair is roughly rendered on the top and in the back of the head; sideburns have been incised on the left, but not visible on the right. Remains of red pigment are preserved on the edges of the eyelids and the lips.
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Details
- Title: Portrait Head of a Ruler
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: early 1st century A.D.
- Location Created: Cyprus
- Physical Dimensions: 29 × 20.3 × 28 cm (11 7/16 × 8 × 11 in.)
- Type: Male portrait
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Limestone with polychrome
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 71.AA.273
- Culture: Cypriot
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
- Creator Display Name: Unknown
- Classification: Sculpture (Visual Works)
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