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Youth
Greek
Late Classical or Early Hellenistic Period
4th century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Marble, probably from Mount Pentelikon, near Athens
Dimensions
Height: 9.7 cm (3 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession Number14.526
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
Sculpture in Stone (MFA), no. 058.
DescriptionThis small head gives every appearance of being a representation of an ideal human being rather than of a god or even a hero. The slight asymmetry of the nose, turning to the subject's left, combined with the greater amount of unfinished hair over the left ear, suggests the head might have been carved to be seen best in profile to the right.
The surfaces have been cleaned with acid, but they retain some incrustation and a light yellow patina.
The surfaces have been cleaned with acid, but they retain some incrustation and a light yellow patina.
ProvenancePossibly the art market, Rome [see note]. 1914, sold by Ludwig Pollak (dealer; b. 1868 - d. 1943), Rome, to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 4, 1914)
NOTE: Mary B. Comstock and Cornelius Vermeule, Sculpture in Stone (Boston: MFA, 1976), p. 41, cat. no. 58.
NOTE: Mary B. Comstock and Cornelius Vermeule, Sculpture in Stone (Boston: MFA, 1976), p. 41, cat. no. 58.