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Unknown Maker, Greek

Male figure (Bebenburg Youth)

Description

Maker

Unknown Maker, Greek

Culture

Greek

Title

Male figure (Bebenburg Youth)

Period

Hellenistic

Year

300-200 BCE

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

parian marble

Geography

Archaeological Site: Knidos

Dimensions

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

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Appropriation Fund and Special Gift Fund

Object Number

23.342

Type

Projects & Publications

Publications

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Ancient Greek and Roman Galleries
Sep 22, 2010

Label copy

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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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Greek
Male figure (Bebenburg Youth), 300-200 BCE
Marble
48.3 x 19.5 x 11.1 cm (19 x 7 11/16 x 4 3/8 inches)
Museum Appropriation Fund and Special Gift Fund 23.342

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