Head of a male figurine

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Inventory number

Ακρ. 12919

Category

Coroplastic

Period

Hellenistic Period

Date

330-300 BC

Dimensions

Height: 0.04 m

Material

Clay

Location

First Floor Case 33, Νο 16

Description
Bibliography

It belongs to a figurine in the form of a young man and was unearthed during the excavations conducted on the Acropolis. The face is ovoid and the eyes big with heavy lids whereas a deep wrinkle is formed across the forehead. The man’s lips are full, the mouth corners form dimples and the hair is worn in short locks. Preserved are traces of white slip and red colour.

Casson, S., Brooke, D., Catalogue of the Acropolis Museum. Sculpture and Architectural Fragments, with a section upon the Terracottas, II, Cambridge, 1921, σελ. 396
Vlassopoulou, Chr., «Les figurines de l' Acropole d' Athènes. La collection du Musée de l' Acropole», στο A. Pasquier, V.L. Aravantinos (επιμ.), Tanagra: Mythe et archéologie. Musée du Louvre, Paris, 15 septembre 2003 - 5 janvier 2004, Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal, 5 février – 9 mai 2004, Paris, 2003, σελ. 160, αρ. κατ. 104