Head of a youth from a marble stele (grave marker) ca. 525 Greek, Attic A precise identification of the youth—as an athlete, for instance—is impeded by the lack of attributes. A band circles his head, and crisp curls fringe his face and the nape of his neck. The smooth crown of the head is less likely to represent a cap than to indicate that paint was used for Head of a youth from a marble stele (grave marker) 254479 Greek, Attic, Head of a youth from a marble stele (grave marker), ca. 525 , Marble, Parian, Overall: 10 1/4 x 15 1/2 in. (26 x cm); thickness at top 15 1/4

Head of a youth from a marble stele (grave marker) ca. 525 Greek, Attic A precise identification of the youth—as an athlete, for instance—is impeded by the lack of attributes. A band circles his head, and crisp curls fringe his face and the nape of his neck. The smooth crown of the head is less likely to represent a cap than to indicate that paint was used for Head of a youth from a marble stele (grave marker) 254479 Greek, Attic, Head of a youth from a marble stele (grave marker), ca. 525 , Marble, Parian, Overall: 10 1/4 x 15 1/2 in. (26 x cm); thickness at top 15 1/4 in. ( cm); thickness at bottom 15 7/16 in. ( cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Rogers Fund, 1942 ()

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