temple-relief
- Museum number
- 1874,0710.17
- Description
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Fragment of a marble temple-relief.
Head of a youth to left, broken off at forehead and neck. The hair was in short zigzag tresses, waved horizontally. The eyeballs protrude. The nose is long and broad at the base, the mouth wide and straight. The face is broad, with full cheeks and straight chin.
- Production date
- 550BC-510BC
- Dimensions
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Height: 7 centimetres
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Length: 18 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- BM Sculpture
Smith, no. 46.11, Atlas, pl. XVII, 5; Murray in J.H.S., 1889, pl. IV, fig. 1; Reinach, Rép. de Reliefs, I, p. 138.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1874
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 1874,0710.17