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Greek

Male figure (Bebenburg Youth), 300-200 BCE

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Description

Maker

Culture

Greek

Title

Male figure (Bebenburg Youth)

Year

300-200 BCE

Medium

Marble

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Dimensions

48.3 x 19.5 x 11.1 cm (19 x 7 11/16 x 4 3/8 inches)

Place

Knidos

Type

Credit

Museum Appropriation Fund and Special Gift Fund

Object Number

23.342

Projects & Publications

Publications

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Ancient Greek and Roman Galleries

Surviving traces of reddish pigment still visible in the hair of this figure reflect the fact that most ancient statues were originally vividly painted. In addition to the curls of the hair, the eyebrows, eyelashes, eyes, and mouth, and perhaps even the skin would have been painted, lending this small-scale figure a more life-like appearance. This small-scale figure could have been a tomb statue or an athletic victor’s dedication to a god.

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