Archaic II

Young man with leaf wreath

Young man with leaf wreath The head belongs to the one since the end of the 6th century BC.BC known statue typus of a wreathed man, from whom numerous - small -format to survival -sized - copies are preserved.A round, full face shape with a low forehead, straight nose and slightly protruded chin is characteristic here.The almond -shaped eyes are flat, the brow arches are plastically specified.The slightly smiling mouth is closed.Spiral locks frame the face;Above it is a headband that consists of heavily stylized laurel leaves.Bernhard-Walcher u.Collection catalogs of the KHM Vol. 2, Vienna: 1999 H. 16 cm