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Fragment of a Krater, Bowl, with Head of a Youth

Artist (Greek, Attic, ca. 490 B.C. (?))
CultureGreek, Attic
Datec. 500-480 BCE
Mediumterracotta
Dimensions1 9/16 x 1 1/16 in. (4 x 2.7 cm)
Classificationsceramics
Credit LineGift of Professors Henry and Sara Immerwahr
Object number77.6.4
DescriptionHead of man in profile to left, with short curly hair and reserved contour. Eye and brow are tilted upward; pupil is moved slightly forward in narrow, almond-shaped eye. Large nose, with hook for nostril. Ear rendered as two interconnected curving lines. One line with slight downward turn for mouth; lips distinguished, small, round chin. Three curved lines mark the shoulder blade.
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