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Fragment: Head of a Man

100 BCE–100 CE

Greco-Roman

Medium
marble
Measurements
Overall: 9.2 cm (3 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1915.558
Public Domain
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Location
103 Roman
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Some marbles are softer than others and more vulnerable to wear.

Description

This small marble portrait of a man is heavily damaged, with weathering on the face, a break at the neck, and a large portion of the top of the head missing. It depicts a beardless youth with close-cropped hair. The flat top and back of the head may indicate that it was part of a larger composition.
A marble sculpture depicts a fragmented head of a man facing forward. The top of his head is missing, leaving a flat surface. He has almond-shaped eyes hazily outlined with no further details, a broad nose with a worn tip, and lips pressed together. The off-white marble is marked with warm yellow and tan staining across the side of his face to our right. The pitted surface ends in an irregular break.

Fragment: Head of a Man

100 BCE–100 CE

Greco-Roman

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