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Portrait Head of a Youth
UnknownA.D. 120–130
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Portrait head of a male youth. The hair consists of overlapping comma-shaped locks in relief framing his broad cranium. He has lofty eyebrows and almond shaped eyes, with a softly modelled nose, fleshy lips and protruding chin. The flesh of the cheeks and part of the chin have been restored.
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Details
- Title: Portrait Head of a Youth
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: A.D. 120–130
- Location Created: Asia Minor
- Physical Dimensions: 27.3 cm (10 3/4 in.)
- Type: Male portrait
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Marble
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 55.AA.8
- Culture: Roman
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
- Creator Display Name: Unknown
- Classification: Sculpture (Visual Works)
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