Head of a Youth1st - 2nd century CE

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Small terracotta or stone sculptural head of a youth with short tousled hair, rough worn surface in sandy beige and red-brown tones, mounted on a dark wood pedestal

Unknown, Head of a Youth, 1st - 2nd century CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Martin and Herbert Ornestein, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title: Head of a Youth
Place Made: Egypt, Alexandria
Date Made: 1st - 2nd century CE
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: 1 3/8 x 3/4 in. (3.5 x 1.91 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Martin and Herbert Ornestein
Accession Number: M.81.255.10
Classification: Sculpture
Collecting Area: Egyptian Art

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Head of a Youth1st - 2nd century CE

Not on view

Unknown, Head of a Youth, 1st - 2nd century CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Martin and Herbert Ornestein, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title: Head of a Youth
Place Made: Egypt, Alexandria
Date Made: 1st - 2nd century CE
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: 1 3/8 x 3/4 in. (3.5 x 1.91 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Martin and Herbert Ornestein
Accession Number: M.81.255.10
Classification: Sculpture
Collecting Area: Egyptian Art