Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART: Male Head with Laurel Wreath
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
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Preferred Title:
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Male Head with Laurel Wreath
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Image View:
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Overall view from front
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Creator:
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unknown (Cypriote sculptor)
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Location:
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repository: Museo Barracco (Rome, Lazio, Italy) Inv. MB 64
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Location Note:
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Corso Vittorio Emanuele, 166/A
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GPS:
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+41.896111+12.477222
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Date:
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5th century BCE (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Cypriote
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Style Period:
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Cypriote
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Work Type 1:
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sculpture (visual work)
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Classification:
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Sculpture and Installations
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Material:
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painted limestone
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Technique:
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carving (processes); painting and painting techniques
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Subjects:
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portrait; Cyprus; Cypriot; votive
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Description:
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The male head from Athienou, Cyprus, near the important Phoenician town of Golgoi, probably depicts a priest of the Aphrodite cult, as witness his rich and brightly colored crown of laurel leaves and berries intertwined with pomegranate buds. The sharp lines of the face, the large almond-shaped eyes and the smiling mouth place the head in the classical-Cypriot style of the 5th century BCE. (Source: Museo Barracco di Scultura Antica [website]; http://www.museobarracco.it/en/)
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
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Identifier:
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7A2-I-R-MB-MH-A01
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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