Head of a wreathed youth
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Head of a youth

Head of a youth

Classification
sculpture / statue; statue
Culture
Greek (culture)
Dimensions
height: 30.5 cm
Date
4th century B.C.
Period
Classical Period (480–323)
Material
marble analysis; Parian marble, choriodaki
Iconography
youth; male head
Present location
Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts, Collection of Classical Antiquities
Provenance
Arndt, Paul (1865–1937)
Inventory
4762
ID
Hyp-3950
References
Hekler 1929, 82, no. 70

Marble analyses conducted by Danielle Decrouez (Geneva, Museum of Natural History) and Karl Ramseyer (University of Bern, Institute of Geological Sciences) have shown that the sculpture was made of Parian (Paros-Choriodaki) marble. Click here for the detailed results.
 

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