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Votive head of a youth
Votive head of a youth

Votive head of a youth

Artist Unknown
DateSecond half of the 4th century BCE
MediumTerracotta
Dimensions5 3/8 × 2 ¾ × 4 ¼ in. (13.7 × 7 × 10.8 cm); H. (foot): 5/8 in. (1.6 cm); Diam. (foot): 2 ¾ in. (7 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the North Carolina Museum of Art Foundation (Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hanes)
Object numberG.79.11.7
On View
On view
ProvenanceWith Christoph F. Leon, Basel, Switzerland; sold to NCMA (funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hanes, Winston-Salem, NC), 1979.
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