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A Cypriot Limestone Head of a Youth

A Cypriot Limestone Head of a Youth, circa late 6th/early 5th Century B.C.

A limestone sculptural head from Cyprus featuring classical Greek influences with schematic facial features and traces of original pigmentation. The work is adorned with a carved laurel wreath and demonstrates the sculptural conventions of the late archaic period.

Medium: with wide finely carved mouth rounded at the corners, and large schematic eyes and ears once detailed with pigment, his hair surmounted by a laurel wreath; traces of red pigment on the lips, the back of the head carved flat.
Spotted At: Auction House · Sotheby's

🔨 Auction Lot

Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art

June 29, 2022

Estimate: $2,000 – $3,000

Lot 105

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A Cypriot Limestone Head of a Youth, A Cypriot Limestone Head of a Youth, circa late 6th/early 5th Century B.C.

Medium

with wide finely carved mouth rounded at the corners, and large schematic eyes and ears once detailed with pigment, his hair surmounted by a laurel wreath; traces of red pigment on the lips, the back of the head carved flat.

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