Classical
Severe Style Bronze Head
Head and upper neck from a slightly larger than lifesize hollow-cast bronze statue of a young man, possibly a representation of the Greek god Apollo or else of a votary; the features recalls the Severe Style of early Classical Greek art, and the statue was certainly made under the influence of someone familiar with this style; the head, larger than lifesize, faces forward with an impassive look; the eye sockets are open and would have been filled with another material, perhaps ivory, to show the colour of the eyes. Dimensions: Height: 31.75 centimetres Object Type: statue Series: Severe Style Techniques: cast
Classification
- Object type
- Metal figurine
- Material
- MetalCopper and bronze
- Period
- probablyIron AgeCypro-Classical
- Date
- 470 - 460 BC
- Findspot
- Tamassos
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