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Headlate 3rd century BCE

Not on view
Marble head sculpture of a figure with smooth facial planes, almond-shaped eyes, straight nose, and wavy ridged hair, mounted on a gray pedestal
Marble head of a youth with short wavy hair, smooth idealized facial features, and traces of ochre pigment, mounted on a modern gray rectangular plinth.

Unknown, Head, late 3rd century BCE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, William Randolph Hearst Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Head
Place Made
Egypt, probably Alexandria
Date Made
late 3rd century BCE
Medium
Stone and stucco with traces of polychrome
Dimensions
Height: 4 7/8 in. (12.38 cm)
Credit Line
William Randolph Hearst Collection
Accession Number
47.8.8
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Egyptian Art

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