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dc.coverage.spatialSite: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, New York, United States) 11.210.2en_US
dc.coverage.temporalca. 138-192 CE (creation)en_US
dc.creatorafter unknown (Greek (ancient))en_US
dc.creatorunknown (Ancient Roman)en_US
dc.date138-192en_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-06T15:11:12Z
dc.date.available2015-01-06T15:11:12Z
dc.date.issued138-192en_US
dc.identifier256371en_US
dc.identifier.otherarchrefid: 3161en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/172330
dc.descriptionOverall view from left side showing fillet band in the hair; Roman marble copy of a Greek bronze statue of ca. 450-425 BCE. Created in the Roman Mid-Imperial, Antonine period. This head of a youth wearing a fillet (band) must have belonged to a statue of a victorious athlete. He probably rested one arm lightly on his head; the remains of a rectangular support can still be seen among his curls. Roman copies often conformed to contemporary taste, and the contrast between polished flesh and deeply drilled hair on this head would have held special appeal for clients in the second century CE. Source: Metropolitan Museum of Art [website]; http://www.metmuseum.org (accessed 4/30/2014)en_US
dc.format.mediummarbleen_US
dc.rights© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.en_US
dc.subjecthuman figureen_US
dc.subjectportraiten_US
dc.subjectRoman Empireen_US
dc.subjectathletic gamesen_US
dc.subjectClassicalen_US
dc.subjectImperial (Roman)en_US
dc.titleMarble Head of an Athleteen_US
dc.typeimageen_US
dc.rights.accessLicensed for educational and research use by the MIT community onlyen_US
dc.identifier.vendorcode7A3-MMA-GC-MH-A-A02en_US
vra.culturalContextGreek (ancient) Ancient Romanen_US
vra.techniquecarving (processes)en_US
vra.worktypesculpture (visual work)en_US
dc.contributor.displayafter unknown (Greek (ancient)); unknown (Ancient Roman)en_US


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